RECORDS 

of the 

Congregational Church 

in 

TURKEY HILLS 

now the Town of 

East Granby, Connecticut 

1776-1858 



Published by 
ALBERT CARLOS BATES 

Librarian Connecticut Historical Society 



HARTFORD 
1907 



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lOO Copies Printed 

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THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH in Tiirkej' Hills, 
now the town of East Granby, Connecticut, is said by tra- 
dition to have been organized in 1737, the year in which 
the society or parish in which it is located held its first 
meeting. The General Assembly in October of the previous year 
had passed an act which divided the town of Simsbury into four 
ecclesiastical societies, the section previously called the "north- 
east corner" being established as Turkey Hills. The same year 
another act of the Assembly enlarged the limits of the society, by 
adding to it on the east a section of the town of Windsor, having 
a length of about four miles and known from its width as "the 
half mile". In 1786, by division of the town of Simsbury, the 
section of Turkey Hills which had been in that town became a 
part of the town of Granby; and in 1854, by the same method, 
the section which had been in Windsor became a part of the town 
of Windsor L,ocks. On June 2, 1858, the town of East Granby 
was incorporated with practically the .same boundaries as the so- 
ciety of Turkey Hills. 

Even before the society was formally established, Turkey Hills 
had been granted some privileges by the town of Sim.sbury, for 
on the town records imder date of January 20, 1729-30, it was 
"voted that Tirkey hills Inhabitants their proportions of ye 
minifters Rate fhall be pa3'd to their own hired minifter m' Col- 
lins". Several later votes are of a like tenor. 

Owing to the loss of all records of the church previous to 
November 1776, but little is known of its early history. From 
the records of the society the names of its early ministers and 
deacons can be learned; and it can reasonably be a.ssumed that 
the great majority, if not all of those persons who took an active 
part in the affairs of the .society during its first forty years were 
also members of the church. 



The records here printed are contained in two volumes. The 
earlier of these is a leather bound book whose pages measure 
thirteen by seven and three-fourths inches. The first two leaves 
are missing. The records begin on page 5 and end on page 124, 
with some intervening pages left blank and a number of blank 
leaves at the end. On the last page is a short table of contents 
in the handwriting of Rev. Whitfield Cowles. The later book is 
bound in boards, with marbled paper sides and leather back and 
corners. Its pages measure eight by six and one-half inches, and 
are numbered from i to 366, with some of the pages left blank. 

These records are printed with the knowledge and the informal 
permission of the officers of the church. 

A. c. B. 



T^alA Aaron Church 

Faltors\ -r> r tt 1 

Riiius Hawley 
Seth Sage 
Nathan Perkins 
Alexander Gillet 
V^Dan Fofter 



[5] Nov'- 27 1776 

Blefsed be the Name of God. This day I was Set ap[art] by 
Prayer & y'' laying on of the hands of y^ Prefbetery, to the Work 
of y'- Gofpel Miniftry, & y-^ Lord make me faithfull. T[he] 
account of y' Tranf action is as follows. 

"At an Ecclefiaftical Council convened at y'' Houfe of M['] 
John Thrall in Turky Hills in Simfbury on y'' 26 of [Nov] ember 
1776 

Prefent 
/Hezekiah Eiffel \ /M"- Pelatiah Mil[ls] 

Sam" Newel Deac" Stephen Hotch- 

Timothy Pitkin Deac" Seth Lee [kis] 

Jofeph Strong Cap' Sam" Hays 

Theodore Hinfdale Deac" Nath' Heyden 

j Delegates/ M' John Borden 

M"- Jofeph Woodford 

M"^ Abijah Colton 
Deac" Jofiah Rogers 
VDeac" John Phelps 
The R"^* Hezekiah Biffel was chofen Moderator & Jofep[h] 
Strong vScribe. 

The Meeting was opened with Prayer by the Mode[rator.] 
This Council was called by Letters Miffive from [the] Chu[rch 

[6] Aar] on Jordan 
Booge to y'^ Work of y'' Gofpel Miniftry in this [plac]e. And 
were certified by authentic Copies from public [re] cords that y'^ 
Society & church in S'' Turkey Hills had unani [mou] fly invited 
y'* S'' m"- Booge to Settle with them in y'' Work [of] y'' Gofpel 
Miniftery & Paftoral Office. The S'^ M' Booge be[ing] prefent 
Signified to y*^ Council that he had complied with [y'' i]nvitation 
of S'' Society & C''' And that S'' m'' Booge at [his own] Motion 
had been examined & approved by two of y'' Com[mit]tee of y^ 
North Affociation in Hartford County. The Council [then pro-] 
ceeded to a further Examination of S'' Candidate as to his 
[motivjes & aims in entering on «& his qualifications for the 
Sa[cre]d Work. In confequence of which the Council unan- 
imoufly [app] roved y*^^ Candidate & were of opinion that our 
way is [clea] r to proceed to y'^' Solemn Setting apart S'' M'' Booge 
[to] y'- Sacred Work of y^' Chriftian Miniftry & Paftoral Of [fice] 
in this Place. 



[T]he Several Parts of public Service on y*' important [o]cca- 
fion were affigned as follows, (viz) Rev'' M'' Perkins to make y^ 
Prayer before Sermon. Rev'' M'' Fofter to preach y'' Sermon. 
R"^ W Eiffel to make y« ordaining [Prjaj^er. R"^ M"" Pitkin to 
give y'' Charge. R"' M"" Newel to make y° Prayer after y*" 
Charge. & the R^'' M' [Hijnfdale to give y"" right hand of Fel- 
lowfhip: unanimonf[ly pajffed in Council 

atteft Jof. Strong Scribe. 

At 1 1 oCIock A M The Council repaired to y*" Meeting Houfe 
& Solemnly Set apart y'' S'' M"" Booge agreeable to [y'] foregoing 
Refult 

atteft Jof. Strong Scribe 

[The] original kept on File. The Text was I Thef. 2. 4. 

And the [service] was concluded by Singing the 132 Pf [aim.] 

[7] A Plan of Church Difcipline. 

At a C'' Meeting regularly held in Turkey Hills Nov"" 12 1776 
After mature Confideration y" C'' agreed & Voted as follows 
That this C''^ takes y'= Word of God to be y'^ only Sure & uner- 
ring Rule of C'' difcipline, «& We do not think any platform of 
C''' difcipline of hvimaue Compofure without Juft exceptions. 
However, we agree that the Platform drawn up by the Elders & 
Meffengers of y*" C''' of Connecticut convened at Say Brook A D 
1708 in y'' Main is agreeable to y*^ Word of God & is a good 
directory But 

I"' We are not Well Satiffied that y'^ 7*'' Article in y'^ Heads 
of Agreement drawn up by y'" Elders & Meffengers aforefaid & 
yc J St Article in y'^^ Adminiftration of C''' Difcipline are without 
juft exceptions. But are of Opinion that the Adminiftration of 
C'''^ difcipline is communicated jointly to y'' Paftor & C''"'. But 
as Paftors or Elders are accounted worthy of double honour. So 
we believe they ought to have & be allow'ed a double Vote in all 
Acts & Votes of y^' C'''. 

2' 5" We are not Satiffied with y'' 7 Article That a C'' in y^ 
calling of a Council ought to be confined to y*" confociated c^^^^ of 
y'' Circuit to w'' they belong, but we believe that a C''' when they 
So agree have a right to call in a promifcuous Council. 

3'^ With refpect to y" 8"' Article we are not well Satiffied, 
but think that an offending Brother has no Eiberty of appealing 
to a Council after he is exconmuuiicated from y^' C'' Neverthe- 
lefs Should he think himfelf aggrieved we will allow him y'" 
privilege of calling in a Mutual advifory Council before he is 
excommunicated. 

4'^ With Refpect to y'' 4 Article we are not very well fatiffied, 
for We believe that whenever a Council is called [8] nothing 
ought to be deemed an act of it which hath not the major Part 
of y'' Elders & Meffengers prefent. 



5'^' & laftly We are not Satiffied with the 14 Article, for tho 
We allow it to be very expedient that deftitute and bereaved 
Qhhs jj-j ordinary Cafes confult y'' Affociation & take their advice 
concerning thofe Perfons who are fit to be called & Settled in the 
Gofpel Ministry among them; yet notwithstanding as we believe 
that c'''''' have y*^' right of chofing their own Officers vSo we do 
not look upon it they are abfolutely bound to adhere to Such 
advice at all times but there may be cafes iu which they may 
have a right to Judge «& to act for themfelves without it. 

Concerning y'" reft of y*" rules in Say Brook Platform We are 
vSo far Satiffied with them as to agree in taking them for a good 
help to underftand y'' Word of God in y'' Adminiftration of C''' 
Difcipline & We Agree to act in Conformity to them until God 
Shall be pleafed to give us further Light. 

Teft Sam" Owen Clerk 

Signed, Aaron Jordan Booge paftor elect 

Sam" Owen 

Richard Gay \ Com* 

Afahel Holcomb 

A Confeffiou of Faith 

1 You believe that there is but one God, vSubfifting in Three 
Persons the P'ather y'' Son & y*^ Holy Ghoft in whom are all 
poffible Perfections. 

2 You belive That God made & upholds all things by his 
power & is y*^ Supreme Governor of All worlds. 

3 You believe That the Holy Scriptures are y"' Word of God 
& are a perfect rule of Faith & Manners. 

4 You believe That God made Man upright & originally 
inftamped upon him his image of knowledge of righteousnefs & 
of holinefs. 

[9] 5 You Believe That by reafon of y<^ Sin & Fall of the 
firft man Adam, he plunged himfelf & all his pofterity into a 
State of Sin & Mifery. 

6 You believe That it Pleafed God from all Eternity to chufe 
Some of fallen man to everlafting Life thro y" Sanctification of 
y^' Spirit & y^ belief of y*^ truth, cS^ vSo in fullnefs of time Sent 
forth his only begotten vSon, made of a Woman made under y"^ 
Law to redeem y'" who are under y'' curfe of y'' Law. 

7 You believe That Jefus Chrift is y'' only Saviour of Man 
neither is their Salvation in any other, nor any other name given 
under heaven among men by which we muft be Saved. 

8 You Believe That Repentance Faith Love & new Obedience 
are y*" conditions of eternal Salvation Stated in the Gofpel. 

9 You Believe That there are certain vSpecial Ordinances 
inftituted by Chrift which are baptifm & the L'*'' vSupper, that 
are in a religious manner to be obferved by his followers. 



10 You Believe That y*" Lords Supper is an holy Ordinance 
inftituted by Chrift which by giving «& receiving Bread & Wine 
according to Chrifts appointment his death is Shewed forth, of 
which this is to be a Standing Memorial to the end of y'" World. 

1 1 & Finally You believe That God has appointed a day in 
which he will Judge y'' World by Jefus Chrift & that in that day, 
they who have done good Shall be abfolved & acquitted & made 
perfectly bleffed in y'' full enjoyment of God forever But they 
who have done evil & died in their impenitency Shall be turned 
down to a burning Hell & lodged there forever. 

A Covenant 
You do now in y*" prefence of God & before Angels & Men 
who are Witneffes of this tranfaction Solemnly [lo] Avouch y*^ 
Lord Jehovah God y^ Father Son & Holy Ghoft to be your God 
5^ou do alfo take y'^' Holj' Scriptures to be y'' only rule of your 
Faith & practife (& togather with yourfelf give up your Offpring 
to God avouching ye ly'' to be your God & y'' God of your Seed) 
You acknowledge your SinfuUnefs by nature & by practife & 
that all your hopes of Pardon & Salvation are built only on y*^ 
righteousnefs & Satif faction of Jefus Chrift: Whom you now 
take to be your only Saviour your Prophet Prieft & King. 
Solemnly Promifing thro y" help of Divine Grace to live in all 
refpects according to y'* rules & precepts of y*^ Gospel. That you 
will carefully attend on all y'" ordinances of it & that you will 
Submit yourfelf to y*" difcipline & government of Chrift in his 

Qhll 

This You Own. 
This Confeffion of Faith & this Covenant were both Voted by 
the C''' of Christ at Turkey Hills, for y*" admiffion of members 
into C''' Fellowfhip with them Nov'' 12 1776 
At The Same Meeting Nov'' 12 1776 

Voted that for y*" future all Perfons that Shall join in Cov- 
enant with this C'*' Shall be priviliged with all Ordinances of 
y*^ Gofpel in this C^''\ Alfo Perfons thus Covenanting having 
Strugles in their Coufciences of coming or partaking of y'' Lords 
Supper if they neglect it till they can See their way clear, Such 
neglect Shall not be deemed Scandalous by S'^ C'"'. Alfo Voted 
That thofe that have owned their baptifmal Covenant may have 
all c'''' priviliges for y"' future being orderly Walkers. Alfo Voted 
that this C'*' look upon all Baptifed Perfons under y'' Watch of 
y*' C'^''. Likewife Voted that the Lords Supper be adminiftered 
once in two Months. 

Teft Sam" Owen Clerk 
Signed Aaron Jordan Booge paftor elect 
Sam" Owen 

Richard Gay } Com"^ 

Afahel Holcomb 



[ii] A Lift of y'' Members Male & Female belonging to y'' 
c'''' in Turkey Hills at y'' time of my Ordination ^ 
Deac" Sam" Owen & Margaret his Wife 

Deac" Afaliel Holcomb & Dinah his Wife 
John Granger & Dinah his Wife 

Mercy Forward Wid. 
Mercy Eafon 
John Cornifh & Miriam his Wife 

Richard Gay & Mary his Wife 

Micah Moore Sahara Wife to Ebe"" Lanifon ju'" 

Capt Zaccheus Gillet Elifabeth Wife to Zac. Gillet ju"- 

Elifabeth Wife to V And' Hillyer 
Lucy Wife to Enf. Mar' Winchel 
Mary Wife to Elifha Winchel 
Deborah Wife to Sim" Lewis 
John Drake & Mahitabel his Wife 

John Thrall & Martha his Wife 

Nath' Mather Margaret Wife to Henry Viets 

Benoni Veits Ruth Wife to Seth Viets 

Hannah Wife to Capt Abel Forward 
Timothy Hawley & Rachel his Wife 
Thomas Hawley & Hannah his Wife 

Elifabeth Bacon Wid. 
Mary Alford Wid. 

Zickary Prince Higley Wid. 

Negro 

[12] January 22 1777 

A c'''' Meeting according to Warning was holden at y'' Meeting 
Houfe. When met voted that inasmuch as y'' c'''' in this Place 
has for a long time been in an unfettled State & now y'' Stated 
ordinances of y"^ Gofpel being refettled amongft them all y'' 
Members of y*^ c''*' male & female do unitedly & publicly at a 
proper time take y'" vows of y'' Lord upon themfeh^es afrefh. 

Voted alfo That y'' expences of y"' Communion Table be 
defrayed by a Contribution. 

At the Same Meeting agreed That y"" Congregation be informed 
of y*^ purpofe of y'' c'"'' that on y'' 26 a c'''' Meeting be warned to 
be holden on y'' 29 immediately after y'' Exercifes of y'' Faft to 
inform y'' congregation with regard to y'' obligations they looked 
upon baptifed Persons to be under & ye obligations lying upon y'' 
c'''' to confider and deal with them as vSubjects of c'"'' difcipline 
alfo to notify all that are covenanters that all of them or as many 
as are difposed may have an opportunity to renew their vows at 
y*" time when y*^ c^''' do & further it is expected that all y'' Cov- 
enanters that do propofe to renew their Vows will before or at 
furtheft at y'' time of renewedly Covenanting Signify their Names 
to y'' Pastor, 

1 In handwriting of Rev. Aaron Jordan Booge. 



Jau'^' 29 1777 

A C'*' Meeting was holden according to warning when the 
Vote was unanimously renewed by y'' c'''' & univerfally confented 
to by y'' Congregation that all baptifed Perfons be confidered as 
under y'' watch of y' c''''. 

Feb 16 1777 

The C'*' according to their Vote of y' 22'' of Januar}' unitedly 
& publicly appeared & took y*" Vows of y'' I^ord afrefh upon 
themfelves. 

Nov' 9 1779 

At a c'''' Meeting regularly holden 

Voted that a Letter be given to y'' R''' Ebenezer Mills & Mary 
his Wife recommending them to [13] occafional Communion. 

Voted that y^ C''' return an anfwer to y'' refolve & Addrefs 
referred to y'" from y*^ C'' of X in Sandif field. 

The C'' of X in Turky Hills to y^ C'' of X in Sandiffield 
Sendeth greeting 

R"^ & Beloved 

We have received & confidered your Addrefs & refolve 
contained in a Letter directed to us by R"^ E. Storrs bearing 
date April 5, 1779 extracted from your C' Records. The C'*' of 
X at Sandiffield appear, by this extract from their Records, 
Sometime after y'' 8*'' of June 1767 to have received from y'" R''^' 
N Strong late Paftor of y"" C'*' a Letter " Recommending R'^' M"" 
Mills & Mary his Wife to com" with y'' C''' as regular Walkers 
in Xtianity. ' ' Upon y" you are pleafed to Say y' from y'^ Sim- 
ularity of y*^ with other Letters difmiffing from particular Con- 
nection & recommending to vStated Communion & M'' M'' Silence 
relative to any other intention you Suppofed it to have y'' Same 
defign & Voted y"' Members accordingly on y'' 15 of Jan''^' 1769. 
In confequence of y* it Seems it Seems you have thot M"" Mills 
under y'' Jurifdiction of y' particular C'''\ "& have not been nor 
Still are convinced to y'* contrary" When you reflect on mr 
Strongs letter y^ it exprefly recommends y'" to communion in 
w'ever Place y"" Station & Abode may be Affigned by Providence 
not mentioning any c''^ in particular & w* y'' reflect on a certifi- 
cate Sent you by order of y*" C''' in y" Place bearing date 28"' of 
April 1776 in wh y' C'^' expreffly Say y* M' Mills and his Wife 
have never been difmiffed from y'* C''' by any Order or Vote of 
S'' C''' but do Still remain Members of y' C''' & with like wife 
recollect m'' Strongs Certificate bearing date May 30 1776 in w'' 
he Says he has no remembra [nee] indeed y' he is fully Satiffied 
in his own Mind y' he never was difmiffed in ufual Form while 
he was Paftor of y^ C'"' only y'^ M"^ Mills defired a Recommenda- 
tion at Large. We Say wnth thefe things before you y' you 
Should not at all be convinced but that [14] you are right in 
your acceptation of M"" Strongs Letter recommendatory perhaps 



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you eafily & clearly perceive & admit y'' Evidence for j^our deter- 
uiiiiation; for our own Part we all Say it is hard for us to Join 
w" you in opinion. 

We likwife obferve in your Addrefs & Refolv^e " y' for y*-' 
honour of X & his Re' & I^aws you refer y'^' particular care of 
Rv'' M'- Mills and Mary his Wife to y^ Said C'' in Turkey Hills 
& at y'' Same time are not nor have been convinced but y' you 
have y*-' jurifdiction of y'". To find out y'' propriety & confif- 
tency of y* we confefs we want much enlightning. 

However notwithftanding our inability to underftand y"' Intri- 
cacies of your referrence Addrefs «& refolve we have no difpofition 
to exculpate any of our Members from being Dealt with according 
to gofpel rules & have y'' Strongeft defires y^ y'" difcipline of X'' 
houfe may be obferved. We are heartily Willing to any com- 
plaint properly exhibitted respecting any Severe & unXtian 
reflections or au}^ other Conduct juftly reprehenfible in M'' Mills 
or any other of our Members y' Offend Wifhing Grace Mercy 
& Peace may be multiplied unto you from our common L''. 

At y'' Same Meeting 
Voted 

That Dea" Sam" Owen Dea" Afahel Holcomb M'' Richard 
Gay M'' Tho" Hawley and M' Elijah Owen be a Com"'''' to affift 
y'' Paftor in infpecting y'' flock in y^ Place. 

This Com"''*' to Stand one year, 

[15] March 3'' 1780 

At a Meeting of y'' C''' of X in Turky Hills regularly convened 
at y'' Meeting Houfe Voted That So much of a former Vote of 
ys Qiiii jjearing date Nov'' 12 1776 as is contained in y'' following 
Paragraph be & is hereby reconfidered (Viz) "Voted y* for y*^ 
future all perfons y' Shall join in Covenant with y^ C'''' shall be 
priviliged with all ordinances of y° Gofpel in y'^ C'''. Alfo per- 
fons thus Covenanting having Scruples on y'' Confciences of 
coming or partaking of y'' Eords Supper if y>' neglect it till y^ 
can See y'' way clear Such neglect Shall not be deemed Scandal- 
ous by S'' C''." At y'' Same Meeting Voted y* Dea" Sam" 
Owen & Dea" Afahel Holcomb a Com""'' to affift our Rev'' 
Paftor to prepare a plan of y'' terms of communion y' members 
Shall be admitted upon in future in y'* c'''' to be laid before y'-' 
c'"'' for y"" confideration at y'' adjourned Meeting, alfo y^ y*^ 
Same perfons be defired to prepare a plan for y'' Same purpofe 
refpecting Such as Shall defire to make a profeffion of religion 
& defire baptifm for y'' children Voted y' y"" meeting be & is 
hereby adjourned to Thurfday y'' 10"' of inft March at one of y*^ 
oClock P. M. 

[16] June 29 1781 

at a C'"' Meeting regularly holden at y'' Meeting Houfe in 
Turky Hills Voted that Dea" Sam" Owen, Dea" Afahel Holcomb, 



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W Richard Gay W David Higley & M"^ Tho^ Hawley be a Com- 
mittee to affift y"^ Paftor in y*" infpection of y" flock in y^ Place. 

Voted alfo that, inasmuch as m' Jeffe Forward does not appear 
at this Meeting according to his late agreement, they are Still 
willing & defirous, notwithftanding all y*" pains that have been 
taken, to make every further exertion in their power to reclaim 
him & bring him to a Senfe of his duty: for which reafon they 
appoint Dea" Sam" Owen & M' Richard Gay to be a Committee 
togather with our R"^ Paftor to inform M' Forward that they are 
entirely ready & willing to receive him into relation with upon 
his giving them Satiffaction for thofe things in his conduct that 
he has been So abundantly laboured with about, & upon his 
refufal to inform him that they are impowered to join with him 
in calling in proper mutual Councel to advife what is meet for 
him & us to do. Upon his refufal of this they are impowered 
& defired to call in a number of Meet perfons from Sifter C'''^ 
to advife this C''' upon y'^' cafe of M' Forward & any other mat- 
ters that may be proper to lay before them. 

September ye 24"* Day 1788 

at a Church meeting Regularly holden at the meetin Houfe in 
Turkey Hills the Brethren unanimasly appeared Defirous that 
the facrament of the Lords fupper mite be adminestred as foon 
as Could be Conveniant: and that mr Bruster Higley and mr 
Thomas Hawley who ware then Chozen to Gow before the f^^ 
facrament be administred and inform Cpt Joseph forward that 
this Church are Defirous that he Do not attend at the Ordinance 
untill He fullfill his publick Promis Refpecting mr John miner 
and his wife and Give fatiffaction to faid Church 

[17] Turkey Hill June 11"' 1794 

In Consequence of being acquited of a certain accusation by 
the Church and the next moment condemned for the same crime 
I Joseph Forward acknowledge myself too hasty in declaring 
that a certain Member of this Church was a I^iar if she said so 
and so. 

June II*'' 1794. 

We the Congregational Church in Turkey hills do acknowledge 
that in consequence of the above mentioned hasty declaration of 
our Brother Joseph Forward, we did too hastily debar him from 
our Communion and in Consequence of our deranged situation 
have too long neglected attending to endeavouring to heal the 
unhappy Breach. We now therefore declare there is no bar 
against him and is therefore considered in Regular Standing. 

June 19''' 1795 . ^ , 

At a Church meeting held at the meeting House in Turkey 
Hills the Church of X in s'' place proceed to Elect and unani- 
mously elected James Hawley for their Deacon — s'' Hawley takes 
s'' Office into Consideration — Accepted Office Test 

Whitfield Cow[les] 
M D^ 



15 

[i8] Dec"- 25 1782 

At a Meeting of y'' Paftor & C'' of Chrift in Turky Hills 

regularly liolden A Complaint was exhibited by M'' Richard 

Gay a Member of this C'' against Micah Moor a Member of y"^^ 
Same C'"'' for Intemperance, Neglect of public & Divine Worfhip 
profane Language & unchriftian Quarrelling M'' Moor ap- 
peared before ye C''' & plead guilty to y'' two firft articles of 
Charge & not guilty to y*" two last upon w'' y*^ C'' went into an 
hearing of y'' witneffes bro*^ in Support of y*" Charge at y* Meet- 
ing 

At y'' Same Meeting a Complaint was Exhibited by m"' R. Gay 
a Member of y"" C''' against Elijah Wolworth a Member of y"* 
Same C'"' for y^' Sin of P'ornication & Neglect of public & divine 
Worfhip M"- Wolworth appeared & owned y*^' laft article to be 

true but not guilty to y'^ former upon which y"' C''' went into 

a hearing of y*^ Witneffes bro* in Support of y^ Charge at y^ 
Meeting. 

At y'= Same Meeting Voted that y« Paftor of y'^ C''' Send Let- 
ters of Admonition to E^ Eb'' Phelps, Nath' Mather & Ruth Viets 
for abfenting themfelves from Worfhip & Ordinances which Let- 
ters were Sent. 

Voted to adjourn y'' Meeting till y'' 2'' day of January 1783 at 
10 of y*^ OClock in y'^ Morning 

Jan^y 2^ 1783 

Met according to adjournment. 

Heard Moor'' defence upon y'' charge laid againft him at y'' laft 
Meeting & upon mature confideration of y'' Cafe y"^^ C''*' unau- 
imoufly Voted that M"- Micah Moor is guilty of y*" facts he is 
charged with in y" Complaint 

At y'' Same Meeting 

Heard M' Wolworth' Defence upon y'' Charge laid in againft 
him at y*^' laft Meeting & upon mature confideration of y'^' Cafe 
yc Qhii tinanimoufly Voted y* M"" Elijah Wolworth is guilty of 
y"" Sin^ of Fornication as Set forth in y° Charge exhibited 
againft him as to y'^ other y^ were of opinion that inasmuch 
as he has attended worfhip of late more than in times paft y' y^ 
would wait on him further hoping a reformation 

Voted to adjourn y'" Meeting untill jan'^ 16"' 1783 at ten of y" 
OClock in y'' forenoon 

Jan 16 1783 

Met according to adjournment 

[19] After confidering y'" Cafe of M"" Viets 

Voted that inasmuch as M"" Ruth has for vSome time paft left 
Worfhip & Ordinances w' y'^ C''' & joined herfelf with y'^' Bap- 
tifts notwithftanding her having entered Solemn Cov*^ to walk w'' 
ys Qhh jjj ^j^ Gospel Ordinances & to Submit herfelf to y*^ disci- 
pline of X in y^ C'''' & notwithftanding all y'' Pains y' have been 



1 This word is crossed out in the original record. 



i6 

taken w' her to prevent her Seperation from us does now declare 
her fixed determination to remain w^ y'" y^ C''' declare y"'felves 
difcharged of y'' particular watch over y'^' S'" M'* Ruth Viets & y^ 
yc gd ;^rs Yiej-g be furnifhed with a Copy of y" Vote. 

At y'^ Same Meeting Voted 

that y*^ Whole C''' do refolve y"'felves into a Committee to treat 
with a number of Persons y^ have abfented y'"felves from public 
Worfhip & Some of y'" faulty in other refpects 

At y*" Same Meeting 

A number of other matters were taken up & largely talked 
of but being defirous to have full time confideration Voted to 
adjourn to Thurfday y*" 30''' of Janry 1783 

Jan 30*'' 1783 

Met according to adjournment 

At this Meeting A Complaint was exhibited by M"" Richard 
Gay a Member of this C'"' againft m"" Martin Winchel J"' a 
perfon in Covenant with this C''' as being a Scandalous perfon 
in that he has divers times been guilty of ufing Strong Drink to 
intoxication, of unXtian Quarrilling & Contention and of ufing 

prophane Language M'' Winchel, tho cited neglected to 

appear before y'' C''' The C''' however heard the Evidence 

& confidered y'' Cafe & Voted that M' Martin Winchel is 

guilty of y'' Facts as Set forth in M' Gays Complaint Voted 

alfo y*^ M'' Martin Winchel is guilty of Contempt of y'' Authority 
of X in y* C'*' in not attending y'^ C'' Meeting w" regularly 
required thereto. & that he be furnifhed with a Copy of thefe 
Votes w'' were accordingly Sent him. The C'*' then confid- 
ered the Matters laid over to this Meeting & after having Shewn 
y' Minds upon them adjourned till Thurfday Feb''^' 13 1783 to be 
holden at 10 of y'^ oClock in y*^ forenoon 

Feb'"^ 13 1783 Met according to adjournment 

At this Meeting the C''' Voted two Letters of admonition one 
for Elijah Wol worth & y'' other for Micah^ which were publicly 
read & they cited to hear them 

At this Meeting Voted also that Dea" Afahel Holcomb M'' John 
Auftin Dea" Sam" Owen M' Brewster Higley and M' Richard 
Gay be a Committee to be with & affift the Paftor in infpecting 
yc Qhh ^ Congregation 

carried forward to Page 100 

[20] Dec"" 6 1776 Elijah Wolworth & Mahitabel his Wife 
were admitted to full Communion with this C''' 

Jan''^ 12 1777 Eydia Gay was admitted to full Communion 
with this C'"' 



1 JVIicah Moor, as preceding votes show. 



17 

Feb'"y 1 6 1777 David Higly y*^ i**' Daniel Halladay & Anna 
his Wife Jofiah Alford & Martha his Wife Micah Griffin & The- 
dofha his Wife Wid. EHfabeth Cornifh Ruth the Wife of Capt 
Jof. Forward, who had all been Covenanters appeared & joined 
with y'" c'''' in taking ye Vows of y'' I^ord upon them & confidered 
themfelves as y'' church voted to confider them as members in 
full Communion 

March 2 1777 Cap* Jo^ Forward who had been a Covenenter 
was admitted to full Communion wdth this C''' 

July 6 1777 Jehannah Wife to David Higley the firft was 
admitted to full Com" with this C''^ 

Sept 7 1777 Cap* Abel Forward, who had been a Covenanter, 
was admitted to full Communion this C''' 

Jan 4 1778 David Bernard & Dorotha his Wife were admitted 
to full Communion w* y"" c''^' 

Feb I 1778 Seth Griffin & Mary his Wife & Abner Bull & 
Cloe his Wife were admitted to full Communion with this C''' 

June 28 1778 Phinehas Stevens & Marcy his Wife were ad- 
mitted to full Com" w' y" C''' 

Oct 18 1778 Wid Deborah Carr was admitted to full Com- 
munion wdth y^ C'''' 

[21] Jan. 31 1779 Deborah Alderman was admitted to com- 
munion with this C'''' 

Feb 28 1779 Grace ye Wife of R''' Aaron Jordan Booge, 
Reuben Clark & Zeruiah his Wife & Elifha Winchel j"'' & Mind- 
well his Wife were admitted to Communion with this C''' 

Oct 3'' 1779 Job Phelps ]''' & Charity his Wife & Martin 
Griffin & Ann his Wife were admitted to Communion with this 
C"" 

Feb 27 1780 Jonathan Higly was admitted to communion w* 
y«C""_ 

April 30 1780 Elifha Griffin & Jerufha his Wife were ad- 
mitted to com" w' y** c'''' 

May 28 1780 Tho" Stevens j"'' & Turzzel his Wife were ad- 
mitted to own Covenant 

March 5 1781 Sufanna ye Wife of E* Eb"' Phelps was admitted 
to full Communion with y* C''' 

March 18 1781 Rozel Moor & Sarah his Wife were Admitted 
to own Covenant 

March 25 1781 Reuben Adams & Hannah his Wife were Ad- 
mitted to own Covenant 

April 29 1 78 1 John Auftin on a Letter of Recomendatiou 
from the C'"'' in Winchefter was admitted to full Communion 

May 27 1 78 1 Ezekiel Phelps j"^ & Bethfheba his Wife & 
Benjamin Wright & Tirzah his Wife were admitted to own Cov- 
enant 

Auguft 26 1 78 1 Jonathan Warner was admitted to full Com" 
with y' C'"' 



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March lo"' 1782 Ebenezer Meriman & Mahitabel his Wife 
were admitted to Covenant with this C''' 

[22] This year 1782 Richard Gay ji/ & Lucina his Wife 
were admitted to own Cov' with y<^ C'' 

This year 1782 Luke Thrall & Deborah his Wife were Ad- 
mitted to own Cov* with the C'' 

March 15 1783 Jeffe Forward & Violet his Wife were ad- 
mitted to own Cov^ with the C''' 

May 25 1783 Ifaac Owen j'"" & Zeruiah his Wife were ad- 
mitted to own Covenant with y'' C''' 

Aiiguft 24 1783 Rofwell Skinner & Mary his Wife were ad- 
mitted to Covenant w* y^ C''' 

Auguft 31 1783 D' John Howe was admitted to cov' with ye 

Oct 5 1783 David Eno & Ellis his Wife Were admitted to 
Cov^ 

March 7 1783 Phebe The Wife of John Miner was admitted to 
Cov^ 

July 13 1784 Gad Alderman & Happy his Wife were admitted 
to Cov' 

July 10*'' 1785 Grove Winchel & Grace his Wife were ad- 
mitted to Cov' 

July 24 1785 Oliver Winchel & Charity his Wife w^ere ad- 
mitted to Cov' 

Dec'' 8"' 1785 I was difmiffed from the Paftoral Relation to y" 
C''' & Society of Turky Hills The Council that made the Solemn 
Declaration were 

Rv*' Elders Beloved Brethren Churches 

Theodore Hinfdale N. Windsor 

Aaron Church D" Uriel Holmes i"^ in Hartland 

Rufus Hawley D" Jared Butler Northington 

Nath' Gaylord D" Abel Brace 2'' in Hartland 

Sam" Stebbens i'^' in Simsbury 

[23] Dec-" 29 1776 M-- Timothy Hawly & Rachel his Wife 
were difmiffed from their relation to this c'''' & recommended to 
the c'''' of Christ in Northington 

April 20 1777 Elifabeth Wife to Zaccheus Gillet j'"' was dif- 
miffed from her relation to this C'"' & recommended to the chh of 
Christ in Farmingbury 

Jan. 31 1779 M"" John Cornifh & Miriam his were difmiffed 
from y' relation to y'' c*''' & recommended to y'' c''*' of X in New 
Marlborough 

April 27 1783 Micah Moor was Solemnly Excommunicated 
from all priviliges in y^ C'' for y'' Sins of druukenefs, prophane 
Language, neglect of public Worfhip & Ordinances and unchrif- 
tian quarreling & contention 

Sept 18"' 1785 M' John Auftin was difmiffed from his Rela- 
tion to this C'' & recommended to ye C'"' of Christ Becket. 



19 

August 19"' Day 1787 James Hawle}' and Luciney his wife 
& Rachel Hawley were admitted as members iu full Communion 
with the C'' of Christ in this Place 

April ye 6"' Day 1788 David Goold and Reebeckah his wife 
ware admitted to one own Covenant with this Church 

novem ye 9"' Day 1788 Alson Hofkins and Eunis his wife 
oned their Baystismel Covenant and put themselves under the 
watch of this Church 

march ye 22"'^ Day 1789 Hannah Hawley 2'"' on Publick Con- 
fefsion for the Sin of fornication was accepted of the Church 
and on the 5*'' Day of Aprel 1789 admitted to one Covenant and 
Put Herfelf under the watch of this Church 

July ye 17"' Day 1790 Ruben Barker and Sarah His wife on 
Publick Confession for the fin of fornication was accepted of the 
Church 

and on the 12 Day of September 1790 admitted to one Covenant 
and Put themfelves under the watch of the this Church 

[24] July 27, 1794 Worthy Thrall and Sarah his Wife 

Eli Winchel and Abigal his Wife 

Alexander Griswould jur and Elsie his Wife 

Joseph Clark and Jemima his Wife 

Henery Mumford and vSally his Wife and William Rockwell 
and Annis his Wife, Aug' 6, 94. 

Eli Strong and Eanient his Wife, Sep* 27, 94. 

Euther Holcom and Susan his Wife. 

Elihu Phelps and Charity his Wife. 

Euke Winchels Wife and Thankful Holcom propounded 

Aplton Robbinss Wife. 

Anne Wife to Reuben Forward. 

George Owen and Chloe his Wife May 30"' 

Dan Alford & Wife are to be propounded as soon as he is 
able — now sick Oct 30, 97 

Sep' 8"' 181 1. Eucy Barney was propounded to be Admitted 
to Church Privelages 

Aug' 16, 1 81 2 Joel Clark was propounded to be Admitted to 
Church priveleges. 

[25] Dec'' 18 1776 Born to Nath' Phelps & Tryphena his 
Wife^a male Child 

Jau'5' 7 1777 Born to James Eno «& his Wife a Female Child 

Dec'' 29 1776 Born to Seth Griffin & his Wife a Female Child 

Jan'">' 30 1777 Born to Pelatiah Adams & Sabrina his Wife a 
Male Child 

Feb"' 14 1777 Born to Elijah Alderman ju'' & his Wife a 
Male Child 

March 14 1777 Born to Enf. Sam^' Booth & Elifabeth his Wife 
a Male Child 

March 27 1777 Born to Hezekiah Eewis & Eydia his Wife a 
Female Child 



March 20 1777 Born to David Higly ju' & Mary his Wife a 

Female Child 

April 24 1777 Born to Elijah Owen & Lydia his Wife a Male 

Child 

May 28 1777 Born to Seth Viets & Ruth his Wife a Female 

Child 

July 6 1777 Born to Ezekiel Phelps ju"" & his Wife a Female 

Child 

July 15 1777 Born to Barnabas Mecham & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Sep* 8 1777 Born to Abner Bull & his Wife a Male Child 
Sep* 25 1777 Born to David Bernard & his Wife a Male Child 
Oct 4 1777 Born to Wid. Efther Phelps a Male Child begotten 

& born in Fornication 

Dec'' 3 1777 Born to Ahaz Holcomb & his Wife a female 

Child 

Same Day Born to Mary Clark a female Child begotten & born 

in Fornication 

Dec"" 4 1777 Born to Elifha Griffin & his Wife a female Child 
[26] Dec'" 16 1777 Born to Reuben Phelps & his wife a 

female child 

Dec"" 20 1777 Born to Cap' Jo^ Forward & his Wife a male child 
Jan. II 1778 Born to Joel Clark & his wife a female Child 
Jan. 21 1778 Born to Phinehas Stevens & his Wife a male 

Child 

Feb. 5 1778 Born to Daniel Wilcox & his Wife a Female Child 
March 9 1778 Born to E* Andrew Hillier & his Wife a Male 

Child 

March 24 Born to Aaron Phelps & his Wife a Male Child 
April 25 Born to Elijah Wolworth & his Wife a female Child 
May 13 1778 Born to Elisha Winchel j'"" & his Wife a Male 

Child 

June 15 1778 Born to Deborah Alderman unmarried a Male 

Child 

June 26, 1778 Born to Sam" Forward & his Wife a female 

Child 

July 6 1778 Born to Jon-'"' Higly &. his Wife a Male child 
July 19 1778 Born to Ifrael Granger & his Wife a Male 

Child 

July 31 1778 Born to Micah Moor & his Wife a Male Child 
Aug. 8 1778 Born to E' Benj Thrall & his Wife a Male Child 
Aug. 28 1778 Born to E' Eben'' Phelps & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Sep* 16 1778 Born to Reuben Clark & his Wife a Male Child 
Nov' 13 1778 Born to Jofiah Alford & his Wife a female Child 
Nov'' 17 1778 Born to John Thrall j'" & his Wife a Female 

Child 

Feb. 18 1779 Born to David Higly j"' & his Wife two Male 

children 



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Feb 28 1779 Born to Jeffe Forward & his Wife a male Child 
Dec'- 1778 Born to Seth Griffin & his Wife a Male Child 
March 2 1779 Born to Micah Griffin & his Wife a female 

child 

May 3 1779 Born to Martin Griffin & his Wife a Male Child 
[27] May 14 1779 Born to Alvin Owen & his Wife a female 

child. 

Dec' 10 1778 Born to Tim" Moor & his Wife a Male child 
May 24 1779 Born to Reuben Adams & his Wife a female 

Child 

Auguft II 1779 Born to James Eno & his Wife a Male Child 
1779 Born to Elijah Wolworth & his Wife a female Child 
July 26 1779 Born to Elijah Owen & his Wife a Male Child 
Auguft I 1779 Born to Hez-' Eewis & his W^ife a female Child 
Aug 3 1779 Born to Stephen Finch & his Wife a Male Child 
Oct 7 1779 Born to Job Phelps j"' & his Wife a Male Child 
Oct 24 1779 Born to Barnabas Mecham & his Wife a female 

Child 

Dec'' 16 1779 Born to Dan^ Halladay & his Wife a Male Child 
Dec' 19 1779 Born to John Hill & Mary his Wife a female 

Child 

Jan 10 17S0 Born to Cap' Andrew Hillyer & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Jan 10 1780 Born to Elifha Winchel j'"- & his Wife a female 

Child 

Dec'' 9 1779 Born to Charity Hill a Male Child Illegitimate 
Dec 20 1779 Born to Elifha Griffin & his Wife a Male Child 
Jan 16 1780 Born to Ahaz Holcomb & his Wife a Male Child 
Jan 18 1780 Born to Phinehas Stevens & his Wife a Male 

Child 

[28] March 14"' 1780 Born to Enf" Math^ Griswold & his 

Wife A Male Child 

April 29 1780 Born to Sam" Clark & Ruth his Wife a Male 

Child 

May 22 1780 Born to Rev'' Aaron J. Booge & Grace his Wife 

a Male Child 

May 27 1780 Born to Abner Bull & his Wife a female Child 
June 5 1780 Born to Tho' Spring & his Wife a Male Child 
July 24 1780 Born to Reuben Clark & his Wife a female 

Child 

July 13 1780 Born to David Bernard & his Wife a Male Child 
Auguft 29 1780 Born to Jeffe Forward & his Wife a female 

Child 

Sept 5 1780 Born to Mr Tho" Hawley & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Nov' 6 1780 Born to Aaron Phelps & Ruth his Wife a female 

Child 



Nov' 6 1780 Boru to Rofwell Moor & Sarah his Wife a female 

Child 

Oct 1780 Born to Martin Griffin & his Wife a Male Child 
Nov' 1780 Born to Seth Griffin & his Wife a female Child 
Nov' II 1780 Boru to Enoch Phelps & his Wife a Male Child 
Dec' 16 1780 Born to Sam" Forward & Wife a Male Child 
Dec' 16 1780 Born to Reuben Phelps & his Wife a female 

Child 

[29] Dec"' 18 1780 Born to Nath^ Phelps & his Wife a Female 

Child 

Dec' 24 1780 Born to John Thrall & his Wife a Male Child 
Jan. 6 1 781 Born to Reuben Adams & his Wife a Male Child 
Jan 14 1 78 1 Born to Stephen Griffin 2'' & his Wife a Female 

Child 

Jan 18 1 78 1 Born to Benj' Wright & his Wife a Female 

Child 

Feb 3 1781 Born to V Benj-' Thrall & his Wife a Female 

Child 

Feb 4 1 781 Born to Phebe Leavit a Male Child Illegitimate. 
Feb 5 1 781 Born to Joseph Swan & his Wife a Male Child 
Feb 17 1 78 1 Born to Dan' Wilcox & his Wife a Female Child 
March 2 1781 Born to David Clark j"' & his Wife a Male 

Child 

March 10 1781 Born to Jonathan Higley & his Wife a Male 

Child 

May 18 1 78 1 Born to Asahel Holcomb j'"' & his Wife a Male 

Child 

May 24 1 78 1 Born to Tim" Moor & his Wife a Male Child 
Auguft 8 1 78 1 Born to Ifaac Owen j"' & his Wife a female 

Child 

Auguft 8 1 78 1 Born to Ezekiel Phelps j""' & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Auguft 13 1 78 1 Born to Elijah Wolworth & his Wife a female 

Child 

Auguft 27 1 78 1 Born to Dan' Halladay & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Oct II 1 78 1 Born to Elifha Winchel j'"" & his Wife a female 

Child 

Oct 24 1 78 1 Born to Joel Clark & his Wife a Male Child 
Oct 26 1 78 1 Born to Afa Moor & his Wife a Male Child 
[30] Dec'^ 2 1 78 1 Born to Micah Moor & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Dec' 2 1 78 1 Born to Wid. Efther Phelps a female Child 
Dec' ID 1 78 1 Born to V Elijah Owen & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Dec' 12 1782 Born to Enoch Phelps & his Wife a male Child 
Dec' 14 1 781 Born to Jonathan Warner & his Wife a female 

Child 



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Jan'" 8 1782 Born to Richard Gay j'"" & his Wife a female 

Child 

Fe^' 15 1782 Born to Cap' Andrew Hillyer & his Wife a 

female Child 

March 12*'' 1782 Born to Rev'' Aaron Jordan Booge & Grace 

his Wife a Female Child 

March 18''' 1782 Born to James Eno & his Wife a Male Child 
March 21 1782 Born to Eliphalet Phelps & his Wife a Male 

Child 

April 2'' 1782 Born to Enf" Mathew Grisvvold & his Wife a 

Male Child 

May 20*'' 1782 Born to Job Phelps & his Wife a Male Child 

Born to IvUke Thrall & his Wife a female Child 

Born to Eli Strong & his Wife a female Child 

Born to vShubeal vStiles & his Wife a female Child 

Born to Sam" Clark & his Wife a female Child 

Born to Aaron Phelps & his Wife a Male Child 

Born to Rofwell Skinner & his Wife a Male Child 

Nov' 29 1782 Born to Tho" Stevens j'" & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Nov' 30 1782 Born to David Bernard & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Feb'5' 5 1783 Born to Ahaz Holcomb & his Wife a female 

Child 

Jan'^^' 20"' 1783 Born to Jofeph Swan & his Wife a Male Child 
Jan''^' 20"' 1783 Born to Sam" Forward & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Jan 26 1783 Born to David Eno & his Wife a Male Child 
[31] April I'' 1783 Born to Benj^ Wright & his Wife a 

Male Child 

April 7"' 1783 Born to John Thrall & his Wife a Male Child 
April 25 1783 Born to E' Benj^^ Thrall & his Wife a Male 

Child 

May 7 1783 Born to Elifha Griffin & his Wife a female Child 
May 8 1783 Born to Cap* Andrew Hillyer & his Wife a 

female Child 

May 14 1783 Born to Phinehas Stevens & his Wife a Male 

Child 

May 17 1783 Born to Hiram Moor & his Wife a Male Child 
May 31 1783 Born to D' John Howe & his Wife a female 

Child 

Born to Seth Owen & Wife a Male Child 

June 14 1783 Born to Dan' Willcox & his Wife a Male Child 

June 15 1783 Born to David Clark Ju' & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Sep' 7 1783 Born to John Miner & his Wife a Male Child 
June 17 1783 Born to Abner Bull & his Wife a female Child 
Oct I 1783 Born to Stephen Griffin 2'' & Wife a Male Child 



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Auguft 1783 Boru to Lucy Griffin a female Child Illegitimate 
Oct 2'' 1783 Born to Elijah Amfbury & Wife a female Child 
Oct 14 1783 Born to Asa Moor & Wife a Male Child 
Sept 15 1783 Born to Barnabas Mecham & Wife a female 

Child 

Nov'' 1783 Born to Joseph Forward ]'"■ & Wife a female Child 
Dec" 7 1783 Born to Elijah Wolworth & Wife a Male Child 
[32] Feb'^^ 8"' 1784 Boru to Rev'' Aaron J. Booge & Grace 

his Wife a Male Child 

Feb'5 II*'' 1784 Born to Gad Alderman & his Wife a female 

Child 

March i 1784 Boru to Edward Thomfon j""^ & his Wife a 

female Child 

March 2'' 1784 Born to Alvin Owen & his Wife a Child 

Same day Born to Richard Gay j"' & his Wife a Male Child 
March 28 1784 Born to Euke Thrall & his Wife a Male Child 
April 4 1784 Born to James Eno & his Wife a Male Child 
June 8^'' 1784 Born to Dan' Halladay & his Wife a female 

Child 

June 24 1784 Born to Jeffe Forward & Wife a Male Child 
July 2 1784 Born to Eli f ha Winchel j"' & Wife a Male Child 
Oct 2'' 1784 Born to Sufanua Phelps a female Child illegit- 
imate. 

Oct 9"' 1784 Born to Rofwell Skinner & Wife a Male Child 
Oct 10 1784 Born to Seth Miner & Wife a Female Child 
Oc* 17 1784 Born to Nehemiah Rofewell & Wife a Female 

Child 

Nov'' 7 1784 Born to Zophar Bates & Wife a Female Child 
Jan'^' I 1785 Born to Oliver Winchel & Wife a Female Child 
Feb'5' I 1785 Born to M'' Benj'' Wright & Wife a Female 

Child 

Feb-^'- 8 1785 Born to D"^ John Howe & Wife a Male Child 
[33] Feb^>- 8 1785 Born to Jeffe Clark & his Wife a Female 

Child 

Feb"^^' 24 1785 Born to Grove Winchel & Wife a F'emale 

Child 

Feb''' 27 1785 Born to Phiuehas Stevens & his Wife a female 

Child 

March i 1785 Born to David Bernard & Wife a Male Child 
March 15. 1785 Born to Paul Mecham & his Wife a female 

Child 

April 4 1785 Born to Sam" Forward & his Wife a Female 

Child 

April 7 1 785 Born to John Thrall 3" & his Wife a Male Child 
April 20 1785 Born to Ahaz Holcomb & his Wife a Male 

Child 

May I 1785 Born to David Gould & his Wife a Male Child 



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May 8 1785 Born to Eber Phelps & his Wife a female Child 
May 8 1785 Born to Cap^ Andrew Hillyer & his Wife a 

female Child 

May 12 1785 Born to M"" Seth Owen & Wife a female Child 
May 20 1785 Born to Azariah Phelps j""" & Wife a female 

Child 

June 17 1785 Born to John Miner & Wife a female Child 
June lo"' 1785 Born to Elifha Griffin & Wife a female Child 
June 25 1785 Born to Jo" Forward ]'"■ & wife a Male Child 
July 16 1785 Born to Enf" Nathaniel Winchel & his Wife a 

Male Child 

July 1 8th 1785 Born to David Clark j"'' & his Wife a Male 

Child 

Sept 6 1785 Born to V Elijah Owen & his Wife a Male Child 
Oct 4 1785 Born to Barnabas Mecham & Wife a Male Child 
[34] Dec' 2^' 1785 Born to Joel Moor & his Wife a female 

Child 

December ye 15"' Day 1786 Born to Elisha winchel jun & his 

wife a male Child 

february ye 25: 1787 Born to David Gold and his wife a male 

Child 

february ye 27: 1787 Born to Ely Strong and his wife a 

female Child 

march ye 28*'' Day 1787 Born to william Dike and his wife a 

male Child 

april ye 2'"' Day 1787 Born to Phinehas Stephens and his wife 

a male Child ftill born 

July 20, 1794,' The Widow Anna Thrall. 

Mr Benjamin Wright, and 

Torza his Wife. 

Asahel Holcome Jur, an Sarah his Wife 

Charity Wife to Oliver Winchel, June 9"' 

[35] June 20''' 1794- Born to Isaac Owen jun a male Child. 

July 22'^ 1794 Born to Oliver Winchel and Wife a male Child 

Augft 19^^ 94. Born to Elisha Winchel and Wife a female 

Child 

Born to Roger Philer and Wife a male Child 

Born to Eli Winchel and Wife a male Child 

Nov' 28"\ 94. Born to Luther Holcom & Wife a male Child. 

Nov"^ 94 Born to Roger Phelps & Wife a female Child 

Nov^ 94 Born to Elihu Phelps & Wife a female Child 

Decem"" 1794 Born to Rofwell Phelps a Male Child. 

Also to Appleton Robbins a male Child Born. 

March Born to Oliver Kellagg & Wife a Child 

June. Born to Reuben Forward & Wife a Child 

Dec. Born to Roger Phelps & Wife a male Child. 

1 The remaining entries on this page of the original record are names of persons "pro- 
ponded for communion," as is shown by the table of contents on last page. 



26 

July Born to Joseph Strickland and Wife a Child 

Dec^ Born to Phelps & Wife a Child, 

Aug^ Born to George Owen & Wife a Child 

Born to Sam' Forward J"" and Wife a Child 

Born to Sam' Forward and Wife a Child 

Born to Levi Clark & Wife a Child 

Jan. 96. to Jeffe Forward a Son 

[36] Feb. 19"' Friday. 96. Born a male Child to Whitfield 
Cowles & Gloriana his Wife. 

16 Born to R Barker & Sally his Wife a male Child. 

21 Born to Alson Hoskins & Wife a Child. 

15 Born still to Jefs Clark & Wife a Child. 

March 12"' To Richard Gay & Wife a female Child. 

May 24"' Born a Son to Ap' Robbins & Wife. 

Aug' 15, 96 Born to Joseph Cornifh and Wife a male Child. 

Born to James Hawley & Wife a Male Child 

Born to Luther Holcom & Wife a female Child 

Born to Worthy Thrall & Wife a male Child 

Born to Zophar Bates and Wife a male Child. 

Born to George Owen & Wife a male Child. 

Born to James Bacon & Wife a female Child. 

Born to Eli Winchel & Wife a female Child. 

Born to Thomas Hawley Jun & Wife 

Born to Eli Strong & Wife a Male Child ' 

[45] Dec' 6 1776 Baptifed Elijah & Justus Sons to Elijah & 
Mahitabel Wolworth 

Dec' 20 1776 Baptifed Eldad Son to Nath' & Tryphena 
Phelps 

Jan'>' 12 1777 Baptifed Elifabeth daughter to L* Jo' & Elif- 
abeth Cornish 

Feb'">' 16 1777 Baptifed Mary daughter to James Eno & his 
Wife 

May 18 1777 Baptifed D3'dia Daughter to Hezekiah Eewis & 
Eydia his Wife 

May 25 1777 Baptifed Timothy & Betty Son & Daughter to 
Timothy Moore & Abigail his Wife 

The Same Day Baptifed Huldah Daughter to David Higly j"" 
& Mary his Wife 

June I 1777 Baptifed Friend Son to Enf" John Moran & 
Mindwell his Wife, of Suffield 

June 8 1777 Baptifed Oliver Son to Enf Sam" Booth & 
Elifabeth his Wife 

June 12 1777 Baptifed Timothy & Ifaac Sons to Stephen 
Griffin & his Wife 

June 22 1777 Baptifed Rachel Daughter to EHfha Perren & 
his Wife of Salmon Brook 

July 20 1777 Baptifed Ifaac Owen Ju' an adult Perfon 

1 Pages 37-44 are blank. 



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July 27 1777 Baptifed Oliver Son to Elijah Owen & Lydia 
his Wife 

The Same day Baptifed Zeruiah Owen & Mary Owen adult 
Perfons 

Auguft 31 1777 At Simfbury Baptifed Jabez vSon to Elijah 
Tullar & his Wife 

The Same day at Simfbury Baptifed Martha Daughter to Wait 
Latimer & his Wife 

The Same Day at Simfbury Baptifed I^uke Son to M' 
Ryal & Hannah his Wife 

[46] Sept 14 1777 Baptifed at Weftfield John & William 
Sons to Jared Hoadly & his Wife 

Same Da}' at Weftfield Baptifed Sophia Daughter to Philemon 
Hoadly & his Wife 

Same day at Weftfield Baptifed Afahel Son to Afa Noble j""- 
& his Wife 

Same day at Weftfield Baptifed Ezra Son to Martin Stiles & his 
Wife 

Sept 21 1777 Baptifed Abigail Daughter to Martin Winchel j"" 
& his Wife 

Oct 6 1777 Baptifed Abigail Daughter to Jonathan Higley & 
his Wife 

Sept 28 1777 Baptifed by Rv'' R Hawley Titus Son to Barna- 
bas Mecham & his Wife 

Jan. 4 1778 Baptifed David, Lucretia & Friend Sons & Daugh- 
ter to David Bernard & his wife 

Jan. 18 1778 Baptifed at Enfield Lemuel Son to Lem' Kings- 
bury & Wife 

Jan. 20 1778 Baptifed Plyny Son to Capt Jo"" Forward & his 
Wife 

Feb. II 1778 Baptifed Anna & Sophia Daughters to Seth 
Griffin & his Wife 

Same Day Baptifed Abner, Chloe & Horatio Gates Sons and 
Daughter to Abner Bull & his Wife 

April 19 1778 Baptifed Apollos Gay Son to L' Andrew Hyllier 
& his Wife 

April 25 1778 Baptifed Lydia Daughter to M' Elijah Wol- 
worth & Wife 

April 26 1778 Baptifed Zophar Son to Aaron Phelps j"' & 
his Wife 

July 5 1778 Baptifed Phinehas Son to Phinehas Stevens & 
his Wife 

July 26 1778 Baptifed Keziah Daughter to L' Ezekiel Thrall 
& his Wife 

Aug 16 1778 Baptifed Joel Son to L' Benj Thrall & his 
Wife 

Oct 18 1778 Baptifed James & Elifabeth Son & Daughter to 
Wid Deborah Carr 



28 

[47] Jan 31 1779 Baptifed Eleanor Daughter to John Thrall 
3'' & his Wife 

Same Day Baptifed Filius Dan Forward Son to Deeborah 
Alderman 

Feb. 18 1779 Baptifed Elifha Son to David Higley ju'' & his 
Wife 

Feb 28 1779 Baptifed Reuben Sou to Reuben Clark & Zeruiah 
his Wife 

Same Day Baptifed Elifha Son to Elifha Winchel j"'' & Mind- 
well his Wife 

April 21 1779 Baptifed Martha & Eunice Daughters to Mr 
Jofiah Alford & his Wife 

April 25 1779 Baptifed (by Rv'' Dan Fofter) Bathfheba 
Daughter to M' Micah Grifhn & Wife 

May 18 1779 Baptifed Martin Son to Martin Griffin & his 
Wife 

Auguft 8 1779 Baptifed Jofeph Son to Elijah Owen & Eydia 
his Wife 

Sept 5 1779 Baptifed Dorothy Daughter to Hez. Eewis & his 
Wife 

Sept 12 1779 Baptifed Benjamin Son to James Eno & his 
Wife 

Nov"" 7 1779 Baptifed Job Son to Job Phelps & his Wife 

Nov"" 14 1779 Baptifed at Simsbury Afa Son to Afa Prieft & 
his Wife 

Dec"^ 3 1779 Baptifed John Chefter Son to Jeffe Forward & 
his Wife 

Dec' 17 1779 Baptifed Abel Son to Dan' Halliday & his Wife 

Feb. 27 1780 Baptifed Andrew Drayton Son to Cap' Andrew 
Hillyer & his Wife 

[48] Feb. 27 1780 Baptifed Virannus Son to Phinehas Stevens 
& his Wife 

Same Day Baptifed Mindwell Daughter to Elifha Winchel j"'' & 
Wife 

May 14 1780 Baptifed Grove Son to Enf" Math"' Griswold & 
his Wife 

April 23 1780 Baptifed James & Mary Son & Daughter to M"" 
Sam" Thrall & Eucy his Wife, of Granville 

May 28 1780 Baptifed Ulric Jordan Son to Rev'' Aaron J. 
Booge & Wife 

June 18 1780 Baptifed Rosalana Daughter to Tho** Stevens j'"" 
& his Wife 

Auguft 20 1780 Baptifed Zeruiah Daughter to Reuben Clark 
& Wife 

Auguft 27 1780 Baptifed Theresa Daughter to Abner Bull & 
his Wife 

Auguft 29 1780 Baptifed Mary Daughter to Jeffe Forward & 
his Wife 



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Oct 8 1780 Baptifed Sam" Son to m'- Tho^ Spring & Wife 

Oct 21 1780 Baptifed Hannah Daughter to Reuben Adams & 
Wife 

Nov"' 5 1780 Baptifed Seth Son to M'' Tho^ Hawley & his 
Wife 

F'eb. 25 1 78 1 Baptifed Rhoderic Son to Johnn Thrall 3'' & his 
Wife 

March 18 1781 Baptised Ruth Daughter to Aaron Phelps & 
his Wife 

Same Day Baptifed Sarah Daughter to Rozel Moor & his Wife 

March 25 1781 Baptifed Hannah an Adult Wife to Ruben 
Adams 

[49] March 25 1 78 1 Baptifed Reuben Son to Reuben Adams 
& his Wife 

April 6 1 78 1 Baptised Ifrael Cafe & Bathfheba Son & Daugh- 
ter to Ezekiel Phelps j'"' & his Wife 

May 27 1 78 1 Baptifed M' Benjamin Wright an adult 

Same Day Baptifed Ezekiel Son to Ezk' Phelps jur & his wife 
a youth of about 12 years of age 

Same Day Baptifed Calvin Son to M'' Afahel Holcomb j "■■ & his 
Wife 

Same Day Baptifed Sarah Daughter to Benj'^ Wright & his 
Wife 

June 24 1 78 1 Baptifed Mary Daughter to Dan' Hays ]"•■ & his 
Wife 

Same Day Baptifed Jofeph Smith Son to Jofeph Swan & his 
Wife 

June 27 1 78 1 Baptifed Sam'', Jonathan & Rachel Sous & 
daughter to Jonathan Higley and his Wife 

July 8 1 78 1 Baptifed Jerufha daughter to Elifha Griffin & his 
Wife 

Same Day Baptifed Eucretia Daughter to Seth Griffin & his 
Wife 

Same Day Baptifed Martin Collins Son to Martin Griffin & his 
Wife 

Auguft 26 1 78 1 Baptifed Mary & Jonathan Daughter & Son 
to Jonathan Warner & his Wife 

Oct 2 1 78 1 Baptifed Sam" Son to Sam" Clark & his Wife 

Oct 14 1 78 1 Baptifed by M' Graham Oliver Son to Dan' Hal- 
laday & his Wife 

Dec'" 2 1 78 1 Baptifed Philomathes Son to Ezekiel Phelps & 
his Wife 

Same day Baptifed Mind well daughter to Elifha Winchel j"*" & 
his Wife 

Feb 17 1782 Baptifed Olive Daughter to Jona"' Warner & 
his Wife 

[50] March 11"^ 1782 Baptifed Elifabeth Daughter to Cap' 
Andrew Hillyer & his Wife 



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March 13 1782 Baptifed James, Deborah, Uriah & William 
Sous & daughter to Jouathau Browu Deceafed & Mahitabel here- 
tofore his Wife uow wife to Ebeuezer Merimau 

April 7 1782 Baptifed Jouathau Marrit Sou to Reuben Adams 
cS: his Wife 

April 21 1782 Baptifed Alma Martha Daughter to R"' A. J. 
Booge & his Wife 

May 1 2 1 782 Baptifed by R"' A. Forward Seffions Sou to James 
Euos & his Wife 

May 26 1782 Baptifed Thaddeus Son to Euf" Mathew Grif- 
wold & his wife 

June 2 1782 Baptifed Pelatiah Son to ly' Elijah Owen & his 
Wife 

May 20 1782 Baptifed Jabez Moore Sou to Job Phelps & his 
Wife 

Baptifed Luciua Daughter to Richard Gay j'"" & his Wife 

Baptifed Martha Daughter to Euke Thrall & his Wife 

Baptifed Ruth Daughter to Sam' ' Clark & his Wife 

Baptifed to Eb' Merrimau & his Wife 

Baptifed Eraftus Sou to Aaron Phelps & his Wife 

March 9 1783 Baptifed Mary Percia (?) Daughter to Jeffe For- 
ward & his Wife 

April 22'' 1783 Baptifed Simeon Son to John Thrall 3'' & his 
Wife 

May 7 1783 Baptifed Benj-' Sou to Benj-' Wright & his Wife 

May 22 1783 Baptifed Euther & Miriam Son & Daughter to 
London Wiudfor Negro and his Wife 

June 8 1783 Baptifed Betfy Daughter to Cap* And^" Hillyer & 
Wife 

[51] June 29^'' 1783 Baptifed Margary Daughter to Elifha 
Griffin & his Wife 

Julv 6 1783 Baptifed Juftus Root Son to Phinehas Stevens & 
his Wife 

July 27 1783 Baptifed Adiu Seymour vSon to Jofeph Swan & 
his Wife 

Auguft 10 1783 Baptifed Thomas Warren Sou to Tho*" Stevens 
& his Wife 

Auguft 24 1783 Baptifed Newton Sou to Roswell Skinner & 
Mary his Wife 

August 31 1783 Baptifed John Howe Phyficiau an adult 
Perfou 

Same day Baptifed Lydia daughter to D"" John Howe & his 
Wife 

Sept 14 1783 Baptifed Ifaac Milton Son to Ifaac Owen j"' & 
his Wife 

Oct 5 1783 Baptifed David Son to David Eno & Wife 

Same day Baptifed Gaylord Son to David Eno & Wife 

Oct 8''' 1 783 Baptifed Samuel Son to Stephen Griffin 2^' & Wife 



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Oct 26 1783 Baptifed Richard Son to Reuben Clark & his Wife 

Feb''^' 7 1784 Baptifed Richard King Son to Richard Gay j'"' 
cSc Wife 

March 28 1784 Baptifed Ulricus ZuingHus Son to R''^ Aaron 
Jordan ]3ooge & Wife 

May 30"' 1784 Baptifed Luke Homer Son to Luke Thrall & 
Deborah his Wife 

July 4"' 1784 Baptifed Pearly Son to James Eno & Wife 

July 1 1 1784 Baptifed Efther Bradley Daughter to Gad Alder- 
man & Wife 

1784 Baptifed Eeifter vSon to Jeffe Forward & his Wife 

Oct 31 1784 Baptifed Allen Son to EHfha Winchel j'"' & Wife 

[52] No'"' 14 1784 Baptifed Harvey Son to Roswell Skinner 
& his Wife 

Baptifed Anna Daughter to Dan' Halladay & his Wife 

De'' 5 1784 Baptifed Drayton Son to Job Phelps & his Wife 

Ma\^ 22'' 1785 Baptifed Marc}^ Daughter to Phinehas Stevens 
& his Wife 

Same day. Baptifed Tirzah Daughter to Benj-^ Wright & his 
Wife 

June 12 1785 Baptifed Sir WilHam Pindar Son to D' John 
Howe & Wife 

Same day Baptifed Polly daughter to Cap^ Andrew Hillyer & 
W^ife 

July 10 1785 Baptifed Grace daughter to Grove Winchel & 
Wife 

July 24 1785 Baptifed Charity Daughter to Oliver Winchel & 
Wife 

July 31 1785 Baptifed Phebe Daughter to John Miner & his 
Wife 

Oct gth J ^8^ Baptifed Joel Son to V Elijah Owen & Wife 

Nov'' 24 1785 Baptifed Mary Howe an adult Perfon 

April ye 11 Day 1787 Eidia Daughter to Roswel Skinner and 
wife was baptifed 

Apreil ye 16 Day 1787 Benjamin Son to Benj wright and wife 
was baptifed 

allso Ruth Clark Daughter to Jesse forward and wife was bap- 
tifed 

July ye 8"' Day 1787 Crecia Daughter to John miner and wife 
was baptized 

August ye 12 Day 1787 mary ye Daughter of Oliver winch 
& wife was Baptized 

April ye 6^'' Day 1788 Baptised Chauncy Son to mr David 
Goold and wife 

April ye 13*'' Day 1788 Eynian fone to James Hawley and 
wife was Baptized 

April ye 17*'' Day 1788 farah Daughter to Ezekiel Phelps 
and wife was Baptized 



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August ye 24"' Day 1788 Apolos fou to Richard Gay Junr and 
wife was Baptized 

Sept ye 7''' Day 17S8 Abel Phelps Son to Jesse forward and 
wife was Baptized 

novem ye 9''' Day 1788 Eunis Daughter to Alson Hoskins 
and wife was Baptised 

April ye 5"' Day 1789 nathan Son to John miner and wife 
was Baptised 

and Anne Dafter to James Hawley and His wife 

allso nuten I,un (?Son) to Hannah Hawley 2'"^ was Baptised 

' Memorandum for y*" O'^ Records in Turky Hills 

Baptifed by Rev. Aaron Jordan Booge August 2'^ 1787 
Rhoda & Submit Daughters to 1/ Benj^^ Thrall & Wife. 

Martin Son to y*^ late Zechariah Hulburt & Anna then 
his Wife now y" Wife of Ef" Nathaniel Winchel. 

Nathaniel Son to Ef" Nathaniel Winchel & Anna his 
Wife. 

William Knox Son to John Thrall 3'^ & Eleanor his 
Wife. 

John — his Sirname suppofed to be White — A Child 
found & taken up in y*" Street in Simfbury at about y^ 
Age of two years — his Parents & Place of Nativity Un- 
known — Taken in to y'' Family of Ef" Simeon Lewis 
& his Wife & by them dedicated in Baptifm Auguft 2 
1787 Suppofed to be about 3 Years & an half old. 

Turky Hills June 5 1788 

Baptifed Deborah Daughter to M"^ Aaron Phelps j""" & 
Ruth his Wife 

Aaron Jordan Booge 
To y*- Clerk of y^ C'' in Turky Hills to be recorded. 

Turky Hills Sept 19'^ 1790 

Baptifed Reuben Son to Elifha Winchel j""" & Mind- 
well his Wife 

Also Baptifed James Son to David Goold & Rebecca 
his Wife 

Alfo Baptifed Alfon Son to Alfon Hofkins & Eunice 
his Wife 

Alfo Baptifed Catharine a Negro Child daughter to 
London Freebody defceafed. This Child was dedicated 
by Capt Matthew Grifwold & Abiah his Wife who had 
taken the Child to educate. 

Teftatur Aaron Jordan Booge Minifter of 
the Gofpel. 

To be entered on y^ C'' Records in Turky Hills. 



1 The following entries are on loose pieces of paper laid into the book of records. 



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[53] i"ay ye 31'* Day 1789 Gabriel Son to Hezekiah I^ewis 
and his wife was baptised 

January ye 3 Day 1 790 Sarah Daughter to Phinehas Stephens 
and his wife was baptifed 

Apriel ye 1 1"' Day 1790 Rhoda Daughter to Benjamin wright 
& wife was Baptifed 

July ye 4*'' Day 1790 Sardis Son to Ivuke Thrall and his wife 
was Baptifed and lyUcindy Daughter to nathaniel winchel and 
his wife was Baptifed 

July ye 18"' Day 1790 fammuel and Eunice fon and Daugh- 
ter to Elisha Griffin and his wife was baptized 

Sept ye 12"' Day 1790 fiaviel nuton Son to Jeffe forward and 
his wife and Ruben fon to Ruben Barker and his wife was Bap- 
tised 

January ye 9*'' Day 1791 normon fon to Grove winchel and 
his wife was Baptised 

April ye 22'"' Day 1792 fanne Daughter to David Gool and 
his wife was baptised 

July ye 15*'' Day 1792 Elihue Holcomb & Samuel Holcomb 
were Baptised 

and Alexander fon to Alson Hoskins and Eunice His wife and 

Sinthy Daughter to Enke Thrall and Deborah His wife 

and Zilphah Daughter to Oliver winchel and Charity his wife 

and Anne Daughter to oliver Cellog and His wife ware all 
Baptised 

Sept"" ye 16*'' Day 1792 Harlo fon to James Havvley and his 
wife was baptised 

also Sarah Daughter to Ruben Barker & his wife was Bap- 
tised 

August 25*'' 1 8 16 Drayton child of Appollos G Hillyer, Sarah 
Annah child of Charles Washburne, and Jane Skinner child of 
Walter Thrall were baptised 

[54] July 13^'' 1794. Baptized Avanda Daughter to Grove 
Winchel and Wife. 

Aug* 17 1794 Baptized Sally, Daughter to Worthy Thrall & 
Wife. 

als. Talcot Son to Eli Winchel and Abigal his Wife 

also Jemima, and Julia Daughters to Jeseph Clark and Jemima 
his Wife 

Ocf 5 1794 Baptized Walter vSon to Henry Mumford and 
Wife. 

Also William Perry Son to William Rockwell and Wife. 

Also, Alexander Hilton and Berley, Sons to Alex' Griswold 
Jun & Wife. 

Also Sophy Green & Eydia Wyllys, Daughters to Jesse For- 
ward & Wife. 

Oct 12 1794 Baptized Lament, Eli, Sarah, Sophia, Julia, 
Laura, Martha, and Mary, Children to EH Strong & Lament his 
Wife. 



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Ocf 19, 1794 Baptized Eli, George, and Percey Sons to 
Thomas Stephens and Wife. 

Nov"" 30"' 94 Baptized Chancey Son to Reuben Barker & 
Wife. 

May 20*'' 95. Baptized Shalor and Pheby Children to Elisha 
Winchel Jiir and Wife. 

May 20''' 95. Baptized Humphres Son to Elihu Phelps and 
Wife. 

May 31'* 95 Baptized Eratus Son to Luther Holcom and 
Wife. 

Also Alexander Son to E Winchel & Wife. 

[55] June 27"' 95 Baptized Charles Son to Isaac Owen jur 
and Wife 

Also Oliver Son to Alvin Winchel and Wife 

Also Jeptha Son to Oliver Kellag and Wife 

Also Thala Child to s^' Kellag and Wife. 

Ocf 18. 95. Baptized Sarah Daughter to Henry Mumford & 
Wife 

Nov'' 2'^ 95. Baptized Irana Daughter to Luke Winchel & 
Wife. 

Baptised Thankful Holcom. 

De"" 7, 95. Baptized Allen Son to Ap" Robins & Wife 

March 16"' 96 Baptized Submit Daughter to Richard Gay 
Jun & Wife. 

May 23'' 96 Baptized Elijah Owen Son to Benj Wright & 
Wife. 

May 26"' Baptized Oliver Cromel Son to Rheuben Forward & 
Wife. 

June 6^'' 96 Baptized Grove Son to Grove Winch' & Wife 

Also Mary Daughter to Richard Gay J' & Wife 

Also Ransalear Watson Son to Whitfield Cowles and Gloriana 
his Wife. 

July 96 Baptized Friend Son to Worthy Thrall & Wife. 

[56] July 18"' 96 Baptized George Stilman Son to Appleton 
Robbins and Chloe his Wife. 

Aug'^ 15, 96 Baptized Franklin Son to Joseph Cornifh and 
Wife. 

Aug' 20*'' 96 Baptized Herman Son to W'" Rockwell and his 
Wife. 

Also Baptized Pyrin Son to Reuben Barker and Sally his Wife 

Sep' 18"' 96. Baptized Benjamin Franklin Son to Jese For- 
ward and Wife. 

Also Rosanna Daughter to Joseph Clark and Wife. 

Sep' 25, 96 Baptized Lydia Daughter to David Euos & 
Wife. 

Also Anson Son to Eli Strong and Wife. 

July i6''> 97 Baptized Susannah Daughter to Luther Holcom 
and his Wife Susan. 



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Aug* i'* 97 Baptized Urial, James Harvey, Salomon, Flag 
and Sarah Children to Afah' Holconi 3'^ and Martha his Wife, on 
her account. 

Sep' 3'' 97 Baptized Henry Son to H. Mumford & Wife. 

Also Abigail Daughter to Eli Winchel & Wife. 

Also Charity Daughter to Elihu Phelps & Wife. 

Oct 8'^ 97 Baptized Mary & Thomas Chandter Daughter & 
Son to Thomas Hawley Jun & Wife. 

No'' 26"' 1797 Baptized Eliza Daughter to A Robbins & Wife 

December 3^^ 1797 Baptized, Chancy Son to James Hawley & 
Wife 

[57] December 3*^ 1797 Baptised Justin Son to Alson Hos- 
kins & Wife 

December 30*'' 1797 Baptized Anne Daughter to Dan Alford 
& Wife 

Nov' 26"' 98. Baptized Joseph Chandler Son to Joseph Clark 
& Wife 

Also Harvy Son to Worthy Thrall & Wife. 

De'' Jan^' 2'' 1799 Baptized L,uke Winchel Son to J. Forward 
& Wife. 

May 26''' Baptized Dan Phelps, Son to Dan Alford & Wife. 

June 15*'' 99 Baptized Mary Daughter to Appleton Robbins 
& Wife. 

July 7*'' 99. Baptized Grace Daughter to Euke Thrall & 
Wife. 

December 3'' 99. Baptized Gaylord & George Sons to John 
Thrall & Wife. 

December 29*'' 99 Baptized Elmira, Elihu, & Asaph Daughter 
& Sons to Elexander Grifwould Jur & Wife. 

May 4"' 1800 Baptized Eydia and Alford Daughter & Son to 
Isaac Owen & Wife. 

June 15''' 1800 Baptized Mariah Daughter to Reuben Barker 
and Sarah his Wife 

Sep' 7"' 1800 Baptized Euke Son to Eli Winchel & Abigal 
his Wife 

Also Deborah Daughter to Worthy Thrall & Sarah his Wife 
Ocf 26"' 1800 Baptized Synthia Daughter to Afhel Holcom 
and Wife 3'' 

[58] Nov"' 17"' 1800 Baptized Eucy Daughter to Roswell 
Skinner & Wife. 

Nov'' 26"' 1800 Baptized Abigail, Polly, Eydia, and their 
Mother the Wife of John Lewis, his Children. 

December 18"' 1800 Baptized Jason, and Charity Son & 
Daughter to Job Phelps and Wife 

Also Rofwell Calton Son to Rofwell More & Wife 
Also Susana, Hezekiah Gilburt and Hanah Children to Heze- 
kiah Eewis Jun & Wife. 



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Feb. 8"' 1 80 1 Baptized Mary Henriatta Daughter to Whitfield 
Cowles & his Wife. 

Juue 7"' 1 801 Baptized Fanny Daughter to Luther Holcom & 
Wife. 

Oct 3'' 1 801, Baptized Sophia Daughter to Henry Mumford 
and Wife. 

Oct 25"' 1 80 1 Baptised Mary Daughter to Alsou Hoskins & 
Wife 

Nov. I, 1801 Baptised Anson Son to Calvin Holcom & Wife. 

Feb. 19"' 1802 Baptized Nancy Daughter to Dan Alford and 
Wife. 

Apr 17^'' 1802, Baptised Catharine Daughter to A. Robbins & 
Wife. 

Sept. 4''^ 1802 Baptised Iny (?) Daughter to Worthy Thrall 
& Wife. 

[59] OC' 11"' 1802 Baptised Sardis, Norman & Eli sons Eli- 
sha, Grove & Eli Winchel & Wives. 

Oc"" 17"' 1802 Bapt John Aralzemon Son to John Lewis & 
his Wife. 

Feb. II*'' 1803 Baptised Lot, Mary, Zardus Julia, BuckHn, 
Milo, & Anson Sons & Daughters to Lot Alderman & Wife. 

March 17*'' 1803 Baptised Milton and John Sons to Sam' 
Thompson and Wife. 

April 3*^ 1803 Baptised Oliver Sou to Reuben Barker & Wife. 

May 19*'' 1803, Baptised Cresia Forward Daughter of ApoUos 
Bates and by his Wife de'' and adopted Daughter to Sam' Clark 
and his Wife on whose Account Baptised. 

Sept. 5*'' 1803 Baptised Desire and Abiel Children of Jefse Clark 
and Wife. 

Sept 16"' 1803 Baptised Alfred and Theodosia Son and 
Daughter to Mr Dyre and Wife and Grand Children to Micah 
Griffin. 

May 17*'' 1804 Baptised Renfselear Son to Joseph Clark & 
Wife 

July 29"* 1804 Baptised Sarah Daughter to James L. Dyer & 
W^ife. 

Aug* 9*'' Baptised Sam' Lewis Son to Worthy Thrall & Wife. 

September i Sabbath Baptised Elenor Horfhia (?) Daughter to 
Joseph Pinny & Wife 

Also Madison Son to Whitfield Cowles and Wife 

Turn to the 65*'' Page. 

[60] Dec' 30 1776 Married Ebenezar Lamfon ju' & Sahara 
King both of Simfbury 

Jan' 5' 21 1777 Were Married by Afahel Holcomb Efq'' Elifha 
Winchel ju' & Mindwell Hurlbut both of Simfbury 

Feb'^' 27 1777 Married Reuben Phelps & Rofanna Clark both 
of Simfbury 



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July 3 1777 Married Job Phelps & Charity Moore both of 
Simfbury 

Dec'' 25 1777 Married Jeffe Forward & Violet Wiuchel both 
of Simfbury 

Jan. 21 1778 Married Elijah Wolworth of Simfbury & Lydia 
Phelps of Windfor 

Feb. 12 1778 Married Nath' Phelps & Marcy Eafou both of 
Simfbury 

April 2 1778 Married Reuben Clark of Simfbury & Zeruiah 
Owen of Suffield 

June 25 1778 Married Noah Grifwold of Salifbury & Deborah 
Phelps of Simfbury 

Nov"" 19"' 1778 Were Married by R^'^' M" Jos Strong The R^*' 
Aaron Jordan Booge born in y'^ year 1752 May 6 O. S. aged 
twenty Six years Six Months & two days & Mifs Grace Thrall 
born in y'* year 17.58 Nov' 8 N. S. aged twenty years & eleven 
days both of Turky Hills. 

bee'' 23 1778 Married Artemas Bingham of New Marlboro & 
Mary Cornifh of Simfbury. 

Feb. 4 1779 Married Stephen Finch & Mind well Moor both of 
this place. 

[61] April 22 1779 Married Tho" Stevens j'"' & Fruzzel Brown 
both of this Place. 

Ap''^ 15 1779 Married David Eno & Allice Winchel both of 
this Place. 

Sep' 16 1779 Married Amos Kent of Suffield & Abigail Marrit 
of Southwick 

June 1779 Married Elijah Smith & Prudence Dibble both of 
Salman Brook. 

Oct 28 1779 Married Sam" Clark & Ruth Forward both of 
this Place 

Dec"" 30 1779 Married Cephas Kent of Dorfet & Eydia Shel- 
don of SufReld 

Feb 4 1780 Married Benj^^ Wright of Egremeut & Tirzah 
Higley of this Place. 

March 8 1780 Married Guilford Hatheway of Suffield & 
Charity Cornifh of this Place 

April 3 1780 Married Mathew Grifhn j'"' & Naomi Moor both 
of Simfbury 

May 10 1780 Married James Viets & Betty Brown both of 
Simfbury 

May 22 1780 Married John Robinfon & Deborah Grifwold 
both of Simfbury 

May 23 1780 Married Chauncy Pettibone & Theodofha Hays 
both of Simfbury 

May 25 1780 Married Daniel Roe & Charlotte Griffin both of 
Simfbury 



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May 1 8 1780 Married Jofeph Swan of Stonington & Deborah 
Alderman of this Place 

[62] June 15 1780 Married Rev'' Reuben Holcomb of Lau- 
cafter & Mifs Jane Strong of Salmon Brook 

Auguft 17 1780 Married Stephen Griffin 2'' & Widow Deborah 
Carr 

Nov'' 20 1780 Married Giles Cafe of Simfbury & Abigail 
Moor of this Place 

Nov'' 20 1780 Married David Clark j'"' & Sarah Hawley of 
this Place 

Nov'' 30"' 1780 Married Ifaac Owen j"'' & Zeruiah Cornifh of 
this Place 

Dec'' 5 1780 Married Adam Blair of Blanford & Martha 
Thrall of this Place 

Dec'' 29 1780 Married Luke Thrall & Deborah Granger both 
of this Place 

March 8"' 1781 Married Richard Gay j'"' & lyUcina Granger 
both of y** Place 

April 26 1 78 1 Married Phinehas Holcomb of Salmon Brook & 
Elifabeth Moor of this Place 

Auguft 22 1 78 1 Married at Salmon Brook M'' Tibbals of Nor- 
folk Mrs Parker of Salmon Brook 

Auguft 23 1 78 1 Married Robert Walpole & Citty Prince 
Negroes 

Nov'' 4"' 1 78 1 Married Aaron Cafe of Simfbury & Margaret 
Mecham of this Place 

Jan 6 1782 Married Rofwell Skinner & Marj^ Gay both of y^ 
Place 

Jan 27 1782 Married Joel Phelps of Turky Hills & Sufanna 
Holcomb of Salmon Brook 

April 2 1782 Married Shubael Stiles of Southwick & Eunice 
Owen of this Place 

[63] April 1782 Married Paul Mecham of this Place & 
Roxana Phelps of Windfor 

April 1782 Married Hiram Moor & Deborah Phelps both 
of this Place 

May 8'" 1782 Married Edward Thomfon j"' & Sarah Mofes 
of this Place 

July 4 1782 Married Doctor John Howe & M" Lydia Gay 
both this Place 

Oct 17 1 78 1 Married Elijah Holcomb & lyUcy Holcomb both 
of Salmon Brook 

Oct 22 1782 Married Joel TuUer of Sheffield & Marcy I^oomis 
of Scotland 

Dec'' 26 1782 Married Jofeph Forward j'"' of this Place & 
Mary Owen of Suffield 

Jan''^ 19 1783 Married Seth Owen & Jemima Murfy both of 
this Place 



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Jau'^y 21 1783 Married Guilfon Strong of Williamfburg & 
Deborah Roe of Salmou Brook 

March 24^'' 1783 Married Carmi Holcomb & Affiah Holcomb 
of Sahiiou Brook 

March 20*^'' 1783 Married Abuer Reed & Mary Spring of Sal- 
mon Brook 

April 2^' 1783 Married Jofeph Brown of Simfbury & Marcy 
Griffin of Salmou Brook 

April 17 1783 Married Oliver Winchel & Charity Eafon both 
of this Place 

May 29 1783 Married Mofes Buck of Worthington Maffachu- 
fets Bay & Mary Adams of this Place 

June 5 1783 Married David Hillyer & Dibble of Sal- 
mon Brook 

Sept 1783 Married Luther Foot & Tamer Hays of Simfbury 

Oct 23 1783 Married Enoch Higley &Rofelinda Moor both of 
Simfbury 

Nov' 6 1783 Married Afher Cook of l/oudon & Rhoda Phelps 
of Simfbury 

[64] Nov'' 11*'' 1783 Married EHhu Mather & Medufa Hol- 
comb of Windfor 

Dec'' 10 1783 Married Ezekiel Holcomb j'"' & Sufanna Grifhn 
of Simfbury 

Feb'^' 3'' 1784 Married Grove Winchel & Grace Moor both of 
this Place 

Feb''^' 24 1784 Married Jeffe Clark & Olive Winchel both of 
this Place 

March 4 1784 Married Afaph Sheldon of Suffield & Abiah 
Phelps of this Place 

March 11'''' 1784 Married Joel Perkins of Hartland «& Salome 
Pinny of this Place 

March 18 1784 Married Erafmus Eno of this Place & Anna 
Grifwold of Poquonock 

April 5"' 1784 Married Mofes Dibble j"' & Elifabeth Hofkins 
both of Salmon Brook 

May 27 1784 Married David Leonard of Springfield & Elifa- 
beth Millar of Weftfield 

June 9 1784 Married WiUiam Clemens & Elifabeth Wilson 
both of Salmon Brook 

July 14 1784 Married Gad Warriner & Eunice Worthington 
both of West Springfield 

Sept 23 1784 Married Enf" Nathaniel Winchel of this Place 
& Anna Hurlbut of Suffield 

Oct 13 1784 Married Micah Holcomb & Hays both of 

Salmon Brook 

Oct 1784 Married Eber Phelps & Jerufha Thrall both of This 
Place 

Janry 20 1785 Married Azariah Phelps & Azabah Owen both 
of y^ Place 



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Auguft 25 1785 Married Eli Hallada}^ & Catharine Stevens 
both of y** Place 

Oct 20 1785 Married Daniel Halladay j"' & Hannah Phelps 
both of y** Place 

[65] Nov"" 25*'' 94 Married Jefsee Gilbert to Mifs Lydia 
Owen of this place. Mr Gilbert of New Haven 

Sept. 23'' 1804 Baptised Anson Son to W" Rockwell 

1806. Aprl 12*'' Baptised Daughter to Sam' Thompson & 

Wife. Infant. 

Oc' 1806. Baptised Almon Son to W" Rockwell and Wife 

Also Ogden Son to Hezekiah Grifwold and Wife 

Sep' 1808 Baptised Leciester, Son to Worthy Thrall & Wife ' 

[67] August, 17, 1794 Church of X in Turkey Hills. 

Admitted into church. 

Alexander Grifwould and Elsie his Wife, Also 

Joseph Clark and Jemima his Wife, Also 

Worthy Thrall and Sarah his Wife, Also 

Eli Winchel and Abigal his Wife. 

Oct'' 5"' 1794 Admitted into Church Henery Mumford and 
Sally his Wife 

Also William Rockwell and Annis his Wife. 

Oct'' 12, 1794 Admitted into Church Eli Strong & Eament his 
Wife. 

May 31' 95 Admitted Euther Holcom & Susana his W^ife into 
Church. 

July 24, 95 Admitted into Church Elihu Phelps and Charity 
his Wife. 

Nov' 2'' 95 Admitted into Church Euke Winchel and Wife 

Also Thankful Holcom. 

Jan 31"' 96 Admitted Appleton Robbins and Cloe his Wife 
into Church. 

July, 96 Admitted Anne Wife of Reuben Forward into Church. 

Aug' i"^ 1797 Admitted Martha Holcom into Church. 

Oct 8"' 1797 Admitted Thomas Hawly Jun his Wife Mary 
into Church 

[68] May 26"' 99 Admitted Dan Alford & his Wife into 
Church. 

June 15"' 1800 Admitted into Church Jofeph Pinny an 
Eleanor his Wife. 

December 14 1800 Admitted into Church fellowship Hezekiah 
Lewis Jun and Hanah his Wife 

Also John Eewis and Polly his Wife. 

No' I, 1 80 1 Admitted in Church Calvin Holcom & Eleanor 
his Wife 

Feb. 11"' 1803 Admitted to Church Mary Alderman Wife to 
Eot Alderman. 



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Oct 30*'' 1803 Admitted into Church James h. Dyre aud Bets}- 
his Wife 

April 7"' 1806 Admitted iuto Church Elifha Wiuchel and 
Wife 

And Baptised the Wife and child on admifsion 

Oct 1806. Admitted into Church Hezekiah Griswold and Wife 
Mindwell ^ 

[74] Dec' 9 1776 Died Mahitabel Wife to Elijah Wolworth 

Dec'' 13 1776 Died Jonathan Spencer on his return from 
Ticondoroga in the Champain of 1776 

Dec"" 19 1776 Died Tryphena Wife to Nath' Phelps 

Dec' 25 1776 Died Eldad Sou to Nath' Phelps & his Wife 
deceafed 

Jan'>' 3 1777 Died Solomon Wheat Son to Doctor Solomon 
Wheat 

Feb'^' II 1777 Died at Hartford of y^ Small Pox Simeon 
Linfy on his return from his imprifonment among the enemy in 
y'' Champain of 1776 

April I 1777 Died of y^^ Small Pox at Hartford Edward 
Murfy 

April I 1777 Died Elifabeth Smith 

Auguft 21 1777 Died EHfabeth Daughter to E^ Andrew Hill- 
yer & his Wife 

Dec' 4 1777 Died Timothy Son to Barnabas Mecham & his 
Wife 

Jan 14 1778 Died Enf" Sam" Booth in y*^ 38 year of his age 

Feb. 2 1778 Died Wid. Mary Owen aged 71 

Feb. 15 1778 Died M'* Efther Bates daughter to Enf. Eemuel 
Bates & his Wife in ye 19^'' year of her age 

April 25 1778 Died Lydia daughter to Elijah Wolworth & his 
Wife on y*^ day of its Birth 

July 6 1778 Died John Alderman 

Nov' 22 Died Pliny Son to Cap' Jo'^ Forward & his wife 

This year was killed at Meed fort in ye Con. Service Uriah 
Peafe 

[75] Jaw- 11"' 1779 Died M' Elijah Alderman 

Feb 18 1779 Died a male child of David Higleys j"' and his 
Wife, unbaptifed 

Feb 19 1779 Died Elifha Son to David Higley j'" and his 
Wife 

April 26 1779 Died The aged W"' Martha Parfons 

Sept 10 1779 Died Lucy Griffin W^ife to Stephen Griffin She 
was on y® 5*^'' delivered of a full grown female Child Still born 
that was buried on y*^ 6^'' 

Sept 29 1779 Died Wid Deborah Alderman 

Nov' 13 1779 Died Mary Daughter to James Eno & his Wife 
Aged 3 years & upwards. 



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This year died Zickory Priuce Negro in y'^ continental Service 

Dec"" 17 1779 Died Abel an Infant Son to Dan' Halladay & 
his Wife 

April 3'' 1780 Died Mind well Daughter to Elifha Winchel j'"" 
& his Wife aged 3 Months nearly 

May 21 1780 Died y*^ aged M"^* Martha Moor wife to mr 
Amos Moor 

May 26 1780 Died Rebecca Booth aged 5 years & half 

Auguft 29 1780 Died Hanorah Daughter to Ifaac Phelps & 
his Wife 

Auguft 30 1 780 Died Mary Daughter to Jef fe Forward & his 
Wife a infant of i day old of Monftrous Birth 

Nov' 14 1780 Died an infant male Child of Enoch Phelps** & 
his Wife 

Dec' 18 1780 Died Ulric Jordan Booge Son to R''' Aaron Jor- 
dan Booge & Grace his Wife Aged 6 Months & 26 Days 

April 26 1 78 1 Died Mary y^ Wife of M'' Oliver Winchel 

June 23 1 78 1 Died Mr Jofiah Phelps 

Auguft 8 1 78 1 Died a female infant daughter to Ifaac Owen 
j">- & Wife on y<= day of its birth 

[76] Oct 6 1 78 1 Died Sam" Son to Sam'' Clark & Ruth his 
Wife 

Nov"" 12 1 78 1 Died y"^ Aged M" Mary Alford 

Dec'' 3 1 78 1 Died y*" Aged M"^ Elifabeth Bacon 

Feb 7 1782 Died M''^ Margaret Owen wife to Dea" Sam" 
Owen 

March 12 1782 Died EHfabeth Daughter to Cap* And" Hill- 
yar & his Wife aged 3 Weeks nearly 

Died Ruth Daughter to Sam" Clark & his Wife 

Died y'' Aged M'' John Granger 

Died W Lydia Gillet 

April 26 1783 Died an Infant Child, Son to V Benf Thrall & 
his Wife Sine Nomine 

June 4"' 1783 Jeffe Alford departed this Life 

July 24 1783 Died y* aged M'" Sarah Cafe 

Died Eondon Freebody Negro 

Oct 9"' 1783 Died Sam" Sou to Stephen Griffin & Wife 

Oct 14 1783 Died M" Margaret Viets 

Oct 17 1783 Died Enf" Tho^ Stephens 

Died Wid Elifabeth Phelps 

Jan''5' 21 1784 Died Eydia daughter to D' John Howe & his 
Wife 

Feb'^' 25 1784 Died the aged Wid""' Hannah Hurlbut 

Dec"" II*'' 1784 Died Benjamin Son to M"" Benjamin Wright & 
his Wife aged about i Year & 8 Months. 

[77] Jan'>' 4 1785 Died y^ aged Widow Jemima Winchel 

Feb' J' 1785 Died Enf" Martin Winchel aged 73 years 

March 24 1785 Died Nathan Son to John Miner & his Wife 



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May I 1 785 Died an infant male Child of M'' David Goulds & 
his Wife 

May 15 1785 Died lyiicina Gay Daughter to M' Richard Gay 
j'' & Wife aged 3 years & four months 

May 29 1785 Died M" lyUcy Winchel in y"' Sity ninth year 
of her age 

June 18*'' 1785 Died M'^ Jerusha Griffin Wife to M^ Elisha 
Griffin 

Nov' 30*'' 1785 Died M" Mary Houce 

December ye 12''' Day 1786 Died nancy the wife of mr Enoch 
Phelps 

December ye 31^' Day 1786 Died Annah the wife of mr David 
Higley 

Jan ye 5"' Day 1787 Dr John How Died 

Jan ye 16 Day 1787 Deacon Samuel Owen Died 

march ye 7"' Day 1787 Died Sur William Pinder fun to mr 
John How Deceased 

march ye 30"' Day 1787 Died an Infan male Child of william 
Pikes and his wife 

march ye 31 Day Died Oliver the fone of mr Daniel Halladay 

april ye 2"'' Day 17S7 Died a male Child of mr Phinehas 
Stephens and his wife 

april ye 22'"' Day 1787 Died ye aged mr nathauiel Griffin in 
the 80 year of his age 

may ye 23'''' Day 1787 Died Dorus moor fone to Joel moor and 
wife in 19 year of age 

may ye 31"* Day 1787 a male Child ftill born to mr Joseph Rice 
and wife 

June ye 8"' Day 1787 Died a female Child but fue Hours old 
born to John Thrall 3^' and wife 

June ye 9 Day 1787 Died the wife of mr Joseph Royce 

Septr 3'e 23''' Day 1787 Died a femeal Child ftill born to Joel 
moor and wife 

march ye 3'''^ Day 1788 Died mr James moor in ye 72'"' year 
of his age 

march ye 27^'' Day 1788 Died marcy the wife of mr Livy Ad- 
dams 

may ye 15''' Day 1788 Died Nathaniel marther Jur 

July ye 2'"' Day 1788 Died mr Aaron Phelps 

December ye 27*'' Day 1788 Died the widow Dinah Granger 
in ye 80*'' year of her age 

[78] January ye 24 Day 1789 Died Aaron Phelps 

Sept ye 24"' Day 1 788 Died Anne Daughter to Joab Gillet and 
his wife 

June ye 5*'' Day 1789 Died Ebenezer Cook 

november ye 3''' Day 1789 oliver fon to mr william Pike and 
his wife Died 

november ye 11"' Day 1789 mr Ezekiel Phelps Died 



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march ye 28"' Day 1790 Died meriam Baskomb 

April ye 13"' Day 1790 Died Hannah the wife of Capt Abil 
forward in the 73''*^ year of her age 

may ye 7*'' Day 1790 Died Daniel fon to Capt Lemuel Bates 
and his wife 

fept ye 5"' Day 1790 Died Jemima the wife of mr feth owen 

november ye 19*'' Day 1790 Died Joseph Phelps 

December ye 12"' Day 1790 Died a Female child Daughter to 
Cephas Clark and his wife 

January ye 9'^ Day 1791 Died Jerufha wife to mr Edmond 
ftepheus 

may ye 27^'' Day 1791 Died a fon of mr Peletiah Alford and 
Anne his wife 

June ye 4"' Day 1791 Died friend fon to mr Daved Barnard 
and his wife 

June ye 13 Day 1791 Died mr John Thrall 2"'' of Windsor 

febuary ye 21'''^ Day 1792 Died a female infant Child of mr 
Ruben forward & wife 

march ye 5^'' Day 1792 Died a male Child of oliver Holcomb 
& his wife ftill Born 

Auguft ye 10*'' Day 1792 Died Grove fon to Grove winchel 
and Grace His wife 

October ye 2"'' Day 1792 Died John fouthwell 

november ye 7^'' Day 1792 Died Joel fon to Joel moor Junr 
and farah his wife 

December ye 4*'' Day 1792 Died the widow Elifabeth Cornish 

December ye 21^' Day 1792 Died Martin fon to James Eno and 
Eucy his wife 

January ye 18''' Day 1793 Died Anna Daughter to oliver 
Cellog and his wife 

January ye 19"' Day 1793 Died Ulthe Clark fon to David Clark 
Junr and his wife 

march ye 2"'' Day 1793 Died Rofanah the wife of mr Ruben 
Phelps 

march ye 4*^'' Day 1793 Died Eucy the wife of mr Daniel 
Holloway 

April ye 4"' Day 1 793 Died mr Jofeph ftrickland 

June ye 14*'' Day 1793 Died Alma fon to Edward Thompson 
Junr and wife 

June ye 25*"^ Day 1793 Died mr Benjamin Thrall 

October ye 5"' Day 1793 Died Elezebeth the wife of mr 
Andrew Hillyer 

January ye 11*'' Day 1794 Died Abfalmon Phelps 

January ye 15"' Day 1794 Died marcy the wife of mr Nathaniel 
Phelps 

february ye 10"' Day 1794 Died Elijah Pinder fon to Elijah 
Griswold & his wife of wintonbury 



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febriiary ye 14"' Day 1794 Died in this Parrish Ranfle fon to 
Elnatlian Prat & his wife of Tithingham 

march ye 9^'' Day 1794 a female Infant of Lnkewinchel & His 
wife ftill Born 

march ye 11 Day 1794 Died in this Place the wife of Ezekiel 
Thrall of fimsbury 

[79] J^^ly ^"' 794- Died old Mr Mofs, in his 89^'^ year. 

Aug' 15"' 1794. Died Mary Wife to Richard Gay 77*''. 

Nov' 12"' 1794 Died Mrs Lydia lycwis Wife to Hezekiah 
lycwis. 

January, 95. Buried a male Infant Still Born Alson Hoskins. 

March 29''' 1795. Died Mr Seth Owen aged 

April 28"> 95. Died Martha Daughter to Eli Strong & Wife 
aged one year 

Ocf 7"' 95 Died Benona Veats, aged 80, member of our 
Church 

Oc^ 26"' 95 Died the Widow Higley ag'' 75 

Dec'"" 30, 95 Died PVedrick Owen aged twenty two. 

Jan>' 16"' 96. Died Rachel Higley aged 21, Daughter to Jona- 
than Higly. 

May 26"' 96 Died Olii'er Cromel Son to Reuben Forward and 
Wife 

Aug*^ 15"' 96 Born and died PVanklin Son to Joseph Cornifh 
and Wife 

Old Mrs Viets died 96 June 

Old Mrs Clark, 96, November. 

[80] July 28"' 1797 Died Azariah Phelps aged Sixty four. 

Oct 8"' 97 Died Benajah Owen aged fifty five years 

December 30*'^ 97 Died Anne Alford about two years old 
Daughter to Dan Alford & Wife. 

Jan'' 5 1798 Died Mrs McCargan Wife to Mr McCargan a 
Stranger in this place. 

Jan^ 12"" 98 Died Elisha Winchel aged 70 years. 

Jany 27*'' 1793 Died Berley Griswold Daughter to Elexander 
Griswold Jur"" 

Died Abel Forward aged 88. 

Died a Child of Nahum More 

Died Lydia Clark Daughter to J. Clark 19"' year 

Israel Phelps had a Child Still Born Son 

Nov'' 23, 1793 Died Norman Winchel aged eight Son to Grove 
Winchel. 

1798 June 12 Died Alvin Halobart aged — 

Sept 26"' 99 Died Mrs Hanah Gillet Widow aged 75. 

Feby 10"' 1800 Died Sarah Gustin, WUe of Oliver Gustin 
aged — 

Feb^ 3'' 1800 Died the Widow Peas aged — 

Also the Widow Cad well aged, 97. 



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[8i] May 7*'' 1800 Died Crecia Wife to Apellos Bates 26"' 
year of her age 

May 20"' 1800 Died Joseph Son to Joseph Pinny (?) and Wife 
aged 5 months 

Sept, 21, was born and died a female child, Apolos Hilyer & 
Sarah his Wife the Parents. 

Ocf 22"' 1800 Was drowned Samuel Marshal an Inhabitant 
without any Relation in this place. With great decency and atten- 
tion he was intered in our burying yard. 

Nov' 25"' 1800 Died Gideon Case of Rainbow and was intered 
Poquonock, aged 79. 

Nov'' SI*"', Died Abigail Daughter to John Lewis and [ ? ] 
his Wife. Aged 7 years. 

Decem'" 11, 1800 Died Mary Skinner Wife to Roswell Skin- 
ner aged 45 

Jan^' 30^'' 1 80 1 Died Patty Thrall aged eighteen Daughter to 
Ivuke Thrall & Wife. 

Feb^' 3'\ 1796 Died Mary Griffin aged 71. 

Feb>' 13*'' 1 80 1, Died Beuona Griffin aged 85 

June 8"' 1801 Died Milton Owen, aged 17. Son to Isaac owen 
jun 

June 21^'^ 1 80 1, Died Zophar Phelps aged 23 

D" 1801, 20"' Died Hiel Winchel aged — 

[82] January 22'' 1802 Died Maria Daughter Reuben Barker 
& Wife ag'' 2 years 

Ap'' 12, 1802 Died Gloriana Wife of the Rev'^ Whitield 
Cowles, In the twenty eight year of her Life. Alas. 

June, a Child of Erastus Bates at the Birth. 

July 20*'' 1802 Died Job More aged about sixty. 

July 27"' 1802 Died Sarah Wife to Afahel Holcom Jur aged 
64* 

July 26"', a Prisoner died 

July 28"' Captain Edmund Stephens aged 36*'' 

Aug^ 12"' 1802 Died Betsy More Daughter of Ozias More & 
Wife Et. 17. 

Sept. 4*'' 1802 a child of D. Rogers & Wife Infant. 

Oc"" 6"' 1802. Died Jemima Watson about 90 years Old. 

N"^ A Child of Thankful Holcom. 

D'" A Mrs Dibble a Stranger in a Strange Land. 

Also the Infant of J. Steward. 

Jan'y 10"' 1803 Died Anson Son to Calvin Plolcom & Wife 
aged 20 months 

P'eb, 20^'' 1803 Died in comming into the world the first Child 
of Norman Griswold and Wife. 

March 20"', 1803 Died John [ ? ] Son of Samuel Thompson 
and Wife aged 3 weeks 

[83] May 5"' 1803 Died a Mr Smith aged about forty, a 
Stranger. 



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Sep' 7"' 1803. Died Desire Daughter to Jefs Clark aged 2>^. 

Sept 10*'' 1803 Died Betsey Daughter to Olin (?) Stephens & 
Wife aged 4 years 

Sept 28"' 1803. Died Zophar Bates, aged 49. 

Sept 30*'' 1803 Died Alfred Son to James h. Dyre and Wife 
aged y/2 

Oc'' 6"' 1803 Died Abiel Son to Jefs Clark & Wife ag'^ 4 
months 

Died Catharine Wife to Naham More in her 58"' year 

March ai''^ 1804. Died in the Birth a child of Roger Filer & 
Wife. 

Sept. 19*'' 1804. Died Sarah, 2'^ Wife to Afahel Holcom Jr 

May 26"' 1805 Hezekiah I^ewis aged 55 years. 

Died i8"> Dinah Wife to Afahel Holcom the i'^ 

July 1805 Roswell Phelps aged 41. 

Also Elnathan Alderman aged 72. 

Oc'' 6*'^ 1805. Died L,evi Finney aged 56. 

Oc^ 25*'' 1805 Died Ephraim Son to Seth Hauly & Wife 
aged 60 Days 

No'' 15*'' 1805 Died a Child of Fhinehas Newton, aged 40 
Days 

O*^ Richard Gay aged eighty six died eminently Good. 

Died a Child of Moses Fhelly & Wife. Also Walter Thrall & 
Wife lost a both immediately after the birth, premature first. 

Feb 21'''^ 1806 Died the Wife of Oliver Allen in her 25*^'' year 

Feb 26"* 1806 Died Mrs Lydia Howe Daughter Mr R. Gay 

Feb 27*'' Died Azariah Phelps aged 44. 

Feb 28 Died the Wife of Roger Filler ag'' 34 days [ ? ] 

May iG"" 1806 Died the wife of Joseph Forward Ef in Sixty 
eight year. 

June 16*'' 1806 Died Edward Thompson aged 84. 

Oc'' Died a Child Daughter to the Stranger Sheldon & Wife 
aged 4 

[84] Feb 1808, 22'^ Died Josiah Alford, aged 82 Deacon of 
the Church 

July 1808 Died Harvy Phelps Son of Rofwell Phelps deced 
aged 

Oc' 1808 Died Joel Clark, aged 

Oc'' 1808 Died Anis Philer aged 12 

No'' 1808 Died the wife of Cap* lycmuel Bates aged 

Dec 21''* 1808 Died Truman Phelps aged 

Feb^' 7 1809 Died Luther Holcomb. 

Feb>' 7 1809 Died Mrs. I^aura (?) Foster, Widow. 

July 15*'' 18 16 Died Capt Worthy Thrall 

July 16*" died Widow Thrall 

Oct. 8*'' 18 16 Milton Thompson son of Samuel Thompson. 

Oct. 29''' 18 1 6 Jesse Moore died. 

Oct. 30th 1 8 16 the wife of Samuel Clark died 



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Oct 19*'' 1794 The Church of X celebrated the Sacrament of 
the Lords supper in Turkeyhills. 

Whitfield Cowles Pastor. 
Apl 20^'' 95 Celebrated the Sacrament. 
July 27*'\ Cellebrated the Sacrament. 

Oct"" II*'' 95 Celebrated the Sacrament of the lyords Supper. 
Nov. Celebrated the Lords Supper. 
[85] A. D. 1796 

1 Ap' Attended the Lords Supper. 

2 Attendance on the Supper of the Lamb 

1797 Church of X endeavor to Celebrate this great feast five 
times a year. 

[86] August 3'' 1794 Admited Benjamin Wright & Tirza his 
Wife to full Communion with the Church of Christ in Turkey- 
hills. May they live to the glory of God. 

August 10"' 1794 Admitted to full communion, Afahel Hol- 
com juu & his Wife. 

Also the Widow Anne Thrall. 

June 27"' 95 Admitted Charity Wife to Oliver Winchel into 
full Communion. 

Jan 24*'' 96 Admitted Catharine, Mary Havens and Gloriana 
Cowles to full Communion. 

Sept 1805 Admited Justin R. Stephens. Mercy Stephens and 
Sarah Stephens into full Communion with the Church of Christ 
in Turkeyhills 

August 181 1 M'" Luranah Skinner wife to Roswell Skinner 
was Admited to full Communion with the Church of Christ in 
Turkey Hills by the Reverd John Taylor. 

Nov. 10. 181 1 Mifs Lucy Barney Afsented to the Confefsion 
of faith & was Baptized & admitted to full Communion with the 
Church of Christ in Turkey Hills by the Reven'' John Taylor. 

[87] August 30 18 1 2 M"" Joel Clark was admited to full 
Communion with the Church of Christ in Turkey Hills by the 
River'^ M' Stebbins who Baptiz'' his Daughter Lydia 

Sep' 2'^ 1 8 14 M"^ Walter Thrall and Lydia his wife were pro- 
pounded for Admifsion into the Church 

Same day M' Hervy Skinner and his wife were propounded for 
Admifsion into the Church 

Sunday. Octo 16, 18 14 M"' Walter Thrall with Lydia his wife 
& M' Hervy Skinner & Deborah his wife were Admitted into full 
Communion with this Church: by the revn'' Natha" Dwight, & 
M'' Thrall had three Children Babtiz'' Mary Martha & Newton 
Walter & M'' Skinner had his Daughter Babtiz'' Lydia 

and the Sacrament of the ^upper was Admiste'' by the Revd 
M' N. Dwight. 

[88] Sabbath. Jan'^^' g"' 1815 The Following person were 
propounded, for Admifsion into the Church 

viz. M" Polly Buck, wife of Doc"^ E. Buck 



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M'* Chloe Robbing, wife to Appletou Robbins 

Mifs Abia Griswold 

Wid" Sarah Phelps 

M'^ Ruth Clark wife of Cap^ Joel Clark 

Mifs Mehitabel Bafsett 

M''* Deborah Hoskius wife of Mr James Hoskins 

Mifs Jerusha Newton 

M" Siana Hurlbut, wife of Alex Hurlbut 

Sabbath Jan^ 22'' 181 5 the Above M" Polly Buck, Chloe Rob- 
bins, Abia Griswold, Sarah Phelps. Ruth Clark, Deborah Hos- 
kins were admited into full Communion with this Church by the 
Rev'^ Allen M%ean 

& Mahitable Bafsett & Siana Hurlbut were Babtiz'' and Ad- 
mitted into full Communion with this Church 

& the Wid Sarah Phelps had her Children Babtiz^' 

viz. Almira 

Cromwell 

Melifsa 

Newton 

Jane 

John Benajah 

Richard Randolph 

Henry Cecil 

[89] Sabbath Febe^' 26"' 18 15 The Following persons were 
propounded for admifsiou into the Church 

Viz. Dan Alford 

Timothy Tibbals 

Hervey Phelps 

Benjamin Landers 

Laura Newton 

Rhoda Filer. 

Sabbath. March. 12*'' 18 15 the following person were Ad- 
mitted into full Communion with this Church & the Sacrament 
of the Lords Supper was administered by M' Tho"" Robbins. 

Viz. Dan Alford 

Timothy Tibballs & was Babtiz'^ 

Hervy Phelps & was Babtiz^^ 

Benjamin Landers 

Laura Newton, & was Baptiz'^ 

[90] March 2 1777 Adminiftered y"' Sacrament of y*' Lords 
Supper. 

July 6 1777 Adminiftered y*" Sacrament of y*" Lords Supper 

Sepf 7 1777 Adminiftered y*" Sacrament of y" L''' Supper 

Nov"' 10 1777 Adminiftered y"^ Sacrament of y'' L''"" Supper 

Jan 4 1778 Adminiftered y'' Sacrament of y*" L''* Supper 

March i 1778 Administered y'^ Sac' of y'' L''' Supper 

May 3 1778 The Sacr' of y'^ L'^' Supper was adminiftered by 
m'' J. Strong 



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July 5 1778 Adminiftered y' Sacr' of y'^ L'*' Supper 

Sept 6 1778 Administered y*" Sacr' of y*" L,''^ Supper 

Jan. 3** 1779 Adminiftered y*^ ly'''' Supper 

March 7 1779 Adminiftered y* Sacrament of y'^ I,''^ Supper 

Nov"" 7 1779 Adminiftered y* Sacrament of y'' ly''* Supper 

Jan 2 1780 Adminiftered y*^ Sacrament of y'^ Lt^"" Supper 

[91] March 4 1781 Adminiftered y^ Sacrament of y*" V* 
Supper 

May 6 1 78 1 Adminiftered y*" Sacrament of y® L,*^" Supper 

July 8 1 78 1 Adminiftered y" Sacrament of y^ L,''^ Supper 

[92] Sabbath. May. 21, 18 15 The Following persons were 
proupounded for Admifsion into the Church 

Viz. Apollos G. Hillyer and 

Sarah his Wife. 

Betsy Washburn 

Micah Moor 

Silas Meachum 

Asaph lyanders 

Sally Graham 

Deborah Thrall 

Horace Phelps 

Eliza Robbins 

Sabbath. June. 4, 18 15 the above Named persons were all 
Admitted into full Communion with this Church and the Sacra- 
ment of the lyords Supper was Admisted by the Rev'' M"' Rowland 
of Windsor 

and Jerusha Newton & Rhoda Filer were Babtiz'* & admited 
into the Church & 3 Children of A. G. Hillyer were babtiz'' 
Winthrop, Apollos & Sarah Jane & 4 of Charles & Betsey 
Washburn Viz Abigail Bigelow Elizabeth Gay Mary Rebeckah 
& Esther Maria. 

[93] Sabbath June 4*'' 1815 2 Children of Justin R. Stevens 
were Babtiz'^ Viz Betsy Ann & Justus Porter, and 2 children of 
James Hoskins & Wife Viz. James Casper & Alonzo Chester, by 
the Rev'' Henry A. Rowland 

Wednesdaj^ 21 June 18 15 At a Regular Church meeting Con- 
ven'' at the Meeting House in Turkey Hills Grauby The Reven'" 
Nathaniel Dwight Chosen Moderator, when the meeting was 
Opened by Prayer by the Moderator and proceeded to Ballot for 
a Deacon when Brother Hervey Skinner was Chosen and Accepted 
the Appointment and was then Chosen Treasure of the Church, 
Meeting Closed by prayer by the Moderator. 

Sabbath July. 23'' 18 15 Mifs Cynthia Thrall was propounded 
for Admifsion into this Church. 

Sabbath August 6^'' 18 15 Miss Cynthia Thrall was Admited 
into full Communion with this Church by the Reven'' John Taylor 
and the Sacrament of the Lords Supper was Administered. 



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[94] Dec' 5 1776 Elijah Wolworth & Mahitabel his Wife 
upon a Confeffion on for Fornication were received into Caharity 
with this C'' 

March 15 1777 Timothy Moore & Abigail his Wife upon a 
Confeffion for fornication were received into Charity with this C''' 

March 15 1777 Jane Cook upon a Confeffion of repeated in- 
ftances of Fornication was received into Charity with this C''' 

July 27 1777 David Bernard & Dorotha his upon a Confeffion 
for fornication were received into Charity with this C'"' 

Oc* 5 1777 Sam" Forward Nath' Clark Pelatiah Adams 
Ezekiel Phelps j""" & Reuben Phelps upon a Confeffion for Steal- 
ing were receiv^ed into Charity with this C'*^ 

Dec'' 18 1777 Ahaz Holcomb upon a Confeffion for Stealing 
& difobedience to Parents was received into Charity 

Oc' 4 1778 Deborah Alderman upon a Confeffion for fornica- 
tion was received into Charity. 

Nov"" 15 1778 Martin Winchel ju' upon a Confeffion for Sun- 
dry immoral Practifes was received into Charity 

Feb. 14 1779 Reuben Clark & Zeruiah his Wife upon a con- 
feffion for fornication were received into Charity 

Sept 19 1779 Martin Griffin and Ann his Wife upon a con- 
feffion of fornication were received into Charity 

Jan. 23 1780 Thomas Stevens j"" & Fruzzel his Wife upon a 
Confeffion for fornication were received into Charity 

[95] March 10 1782 Ebenezer Merriman & Mahitabel his 
wife, upon a Confeffion for Fornication, were received into 
Charity 

Jan'''' 12 1783 Dinah ye Wife of Dea" Afahel Holcomb upon a 
Confeffion for Intemperance was received into Charity. 

March 9 1783 Jeffe Forward upon a Confeffion for Sundry 
Immortalities was received into Charity 

March 15 1783 Martin Winchel j'" upon a Confeffion for 
Sundry Immortalities was received into Charity 

Jan''^' 1783 Sam'^ Clark & Ruth his Wife upon a Confeffion 
for Fornication Were received into Charity. 

Jan 4 1784 Deborah Wife to Stephen Griffin 2'* upon a Con- 
feffion of Fornication was received into Charity 

[96] Sabbath 3^ Septm 18 15 Wid^ Sarah Potter was prou- 
pounded for Admifsion into this Church 

Sabbath. September. 17, 18 15 Wid'^ Sarah Potter was Ad- 
mitted into full Communion with the Church of Christ in Turkey 
Hills, by the Rev'' Asa Hillyar from New Jersey 

Sabbath. Oct. i. 1815. the Sacrament of the Eords Supper was 
Administed by the Rev'' Mr Younglove from Stephentown, and 
a letter from the Church in New Hartford recommending M'^ 
Charity Winchel, now. Hoskins to the care & watch of this 
Church was read & approv'' and she is considerd as under the 
care & watch of this Church accordingly 



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[97] Sabbath April 7*'' 1816. The Reverend Eber Iv. Clark 
Administered the Sacrament of the Lords Supper and Baptized 
Mary Daughter to Silas Meacham and his Wife. ^ 

[100] At y^ Same Meeting Voted that Perfons tho Baptifts 
by proffellion yet being Orderly Walkers in Xtianit}' may be 
admitted to occafional Communion in y* C'' on 5''" Defire. 

At y'' Same Meeting a Complaint was exhibited againft M'' 
Nath' Mather by M"" Tho' Havvley for Breach of y^^ fourth 
Command by doing worldly buifnefs on y'' L''^ Day & likewife 
for repeated & continued abfence from Public Worship Voted 
that He y'^ S'' N. Mather is guilty according to Complaint & alfo 
of Contempt of y*^ authority of X in his c'''' in not attending a c'"'' 
Meeting w" regularly required thereto. 

Voted alfo to adjourn till March 13 1783. 

Mar. 13 Met according to adjournment. 

Voted an Excommunication for M'' Micah Moor & M"" Elijah 
Wolworth to take place one fortnight after y® Copies of y® Let- 
ters of admonition be Sent to them. Voted that after y'' Same 
Steps have been taken with others as have been taken with m'" 
Moor & M*^ Wolworth & they prove ineffectual the Paftor pro- 
ceed to excommunicate them. 

Voted alfo to diffolve this Meeting 

April 20"' 1783 

Micah Moor after being treated as directed in the gofpel & re- 
maining obftinate was excommunicated from y*^ C'' for Intem- 
perance, continued abfence from public Worfhip & ordinances 
ufing prophane Language & unchristian Quarrelling & conten- 
tion. 

April 30^'' 1784 

At a meeting of y*" C'*" legally convened 

D" Afahel Holcomb M" Richard Gay John Auftin Jofiah 
Alford & D" Sam" Owen w^ere appointed A committee to be with 
& affift y'^ Paftor in infpecting y« State of y*^ C'' & Congregation 
in y^ Place. 

Turky Hills Sep* 13 1784 

At a O'^ Meeting regularly convened at 3^^^ Meeting Houfe & 
continued by Several Adjournments untill y*' 30"' of Nov' Inftant. 
Voted that after y** Converfation we have had upon y'' Subject 
relating to y'' Affairs between the Paftor & C''' in this Place Our 
difficulties are Such as require the advice & affiftance of neigh- 
bouring Sifter C^^''^ 

[loi] Voted alfo that we Send to Sev^en neighbouring C'"'"^ 
(viz) The firft C"" in Windfor y^' firft C"" in Suffield ve firft C'"' 
in Weft Springfield the O'" in North Windfor the firft C" in 
Hartford, the C'" in Northington & the C'^ in Salmon Brook. 

Voted that this Council be defired to meet at y*^ dwelling Houfe 
of R''^ Aaron Jordan Booge at 1 1 of y*^ OClock A. M. on Wednef- 

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day y® 15 day of Dec"" next. & that D" Afahel Holcomb, Cap* 
Jofeph Forward & m'' John Auftiii be a Committee to be with y'" 
Paftor & affift iu preparing & Sending Letters Miffive to y'' C'''" 
above mentioned & managing matters before S'' Council in behalf 
of y^^ C''' in this Place. 

Voted to diffolve this Meeting. 

The above Votes were paffed by y'' C'' this 30*'' day of Nov'' 
1784 Teftatur Aaron J. Booge Paftor 

Letters Miffive were accordingly Sent out to the Several C''''^ 
mentioned bearing date Dec' i^' 1784. 

No" 28 1784 

Nathaniel Mather, after having been treated as the Gofpel 
directs, was Solemnly excommunicated from fellowfhip & com- 
munion with this C'*' for y'' Sins of Sabbath breaking repeated & 
continued Abfence from public Worfhip & ordinances & contempt 
of y" Authority of X in his C''''. 

June 30 1785 

A Meeting of y'" C''' was regularly holden at y'^ Meeting Houfe 
& after Some confultation on Matters laid before them adjourned 
to July 11''' 4 of y*^ Oclock P. M. 

July II 1785 Met according to adjournment & after [102] 
due enquiery & Confultation the following Question was put 
(viz) Whether it be y'' Opinion of this C''' that there is Sufficient 
evidence to Support a Charge against Cap* Jo"" Forward a brother 
in this C''' for obtaining John Minor to Sign a certain paper by 
undue & unchriftian Influence, passed in y'' Negative. 

Mr Oliver Kellogg was recommend by the Church of X in 
Salmon brook to the Church of X in Turkey hills and admitted & 
received accordingly Nov"' 2'^ 1794. 

Oc"" I, 97 Mrs Widow Eunice Hicox came to the church of X 
in Turkey hills recommend by Uriel Gridly Pastor of Xs church 
in Watertown. 

No'' 17, 1 801 

Held by legal warning a Church meeting in order to choose a 
Deacon in the place of Ase' Holcom, who now more than eighty 
and having served near fifty years desired a succefsor, but made 
no choice, adjurned to Wednefsday one fortnight — 2"'^^ P. M. 

Test Pastor ' 

[104] At a Church meeting Holden at the meeting House in 
Turkey Hills on the 2 Day of may 1794 when Convened Voted to 
Give mr whilfield Cowles a Call or invitation to fettle over us in 
the w^orke of a Gospel minister and the faid mr Cowles accepting 
our Invitation the Church Chose Richard Gaj^ Jonathan Higley 
Isaac Owen Junr and Samuel Clark a Committee to Leed on to 
ordination 

Asahel Holcomb Church Clerk 



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A Covenant for the Church of Christ in Turkey hills. 

Yo do now in the presence of God and before Angels and Men, 
who are witnefsesof this transaction, solemnly avouch the Lord 
Jehovah, God the Father, Son & holy Ghost to be your God. 
You do also take the holy Scriptures to be the only Rule of your 
faith and practice, and together with yourself give up your 
ofspring to God. You acknowledge your sinfulnefs by nature 
and practice. And all your hopes of pardon and Salvation are 
built only on the righteousnefs and satiffaction of Jesus Christ. 
Whom you now take to be your only Saviour your Prophet, 
Priest and King. Solemnly promising with the help of divine 
grace to live in all respects according to the Rules and precepts of 
the Gofpel. And that you will carefully attend the Lords Supper 
(as the Spirit of God shall give you light.) That you will bring 
your Children to baptism and train them up in the nurture and 
admonition of the Lord and submit yourself to the Government 
and difcipline of Christ in his Church. 

This you promise. 

N B, Persons thus covenanting may bring their Children to 
Baptism, and not attend the Lords Supper. 

[105] Rules for the good of the Church of X in Turkey hills. 

1 The Minister in all Church meetings lawfully warned acts 
as Moderator and has a casting Vote. 

2 A majority of members in a meeting lawfully warned shall 
ever Rule the Church. 

3 In Case any difficulty between Minister and People arise a 
mutual Council shall be called from the consociated Churches. 

4 A grand Parent member of the Church may present a grand 
Child for Baptism. 

5 Any member of the Church may present an adopted Child 
and Servant for baptism. 

6 It is the opinion of this Church there is pointed out in the 
word of God but one Covenant between Christ & his Church. 

7 That the ordinance of the Lords supper be attended quar- 
terly. 

8 In Case a member of the Church considered himself agrieved 
and can not receive satiffaction and redrefs in the Church he shall 
have the right, privelige of calling a mutual advisory Council 
from other Churches. 

9 One of the Parents being in Covenant may present their 
Children for baptism. 

Signed 

Whitfield Cowles Paf* Elect 



Turkey hills June 17*^ i794- 



Richard Gay 

Jonathan Higly 

Sam' Clark ^ 

Isaac Owen Jun o 
O 



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A true copy test Whitfield Cowles Pastor. 

[io6] No'^ 29, 1797 

Held by legal Warning a Church meeting at Afahel Holcom's 
When the Church agreed that Covenanters had a right when ever 
the Spirit of God gave them light, Should by application to the 
Pastor, tho Should on Sacramental lyccture Day Signify it to the 
Church, desiring the intending Communicant to present. Thus 
partake of the Sacrament. And disolved. 

Test Pastor. 

Dece^*'' i^' 1798. Church meeting 

Held by legal warning in order to Chose a Deacon, and after 
voting unanimously that Covenanters had a right to vote for this 
Office, adjourned to the last monday in January 2"''' A. M. 

Test Pastor. 

Jan>' 28*^'' 99 

Agreable to adjournment, held a Church meeting, made no 
Choice of a Deacon, being very few Voters present, the meeting 
still stands adjourned to second Monday in March next 3'"^^'' 
P. M. test Pastor. 

March 11*'* 99 

Agreable to Adjournment held a Church meeting & made 
Choice of Josiah Alford & Richard Gay as Deacons in the Church 
of J X in Turkey hills and difolved the meeting 

Test Pastor. 

No" 17, 1801 

Held by Legal warning a Church meeting in Order to Choose a 
Deacon, but Made no Choice and adjourned to Wednesday one 
fortnight, 2 O"^ P. M. 

Dec'' 2, 1 80 1 

Agreeable to Adjournment meet in church meeting and made 
Choice by universal voic of the Church Roswell Skinner as Dea- 
con, s'' Skinner refusing, the Church prevailed on him to take 
their appointment into Consideration till the i* Wednesday in 
April next, to which day s'' Church meeting Stands ajourned 2 ° 
P. M. Test, Pastor. 

[107] April 2'' hour P. M. i^*^ Wednesday 

The foregoing adjourned Meeting was held, & s*^ R. Skinner 
found still to object to his appointment Where upon s*^ Meeting 
was dif solved. 

Test Pastor 

April 28*'' 1805 A Church meeting was warned to be Attended 
on the following Saturday at i'* O C P. M. for the purpose of 
Chosing a Deacon. 

May 4"' the Church Convened and Made Choice of Phinehas 
Stephens as their Deacon, who being present did in a becoming 
modesty accept the Office. And prayer was made appropriate 
and the Meeting Adjourned with out day. 

Test W. C. Pastor. 



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]s^ov jgth jgQ3 ^^ ^ Church meeting warned as the Gofpel 
directs, for the purpose of Considering the doings of the North 
Consociation in Hartford Count}^ in a formal attempt to take 
from s'' Church their Pastor. Voted unanimously that the 
doings of s'' Council afsembled to Consider, hear and determine 
the Complaint of Rofwell Skinner & others against the Rvd. 
Whitfield Cowles, were contrary to the word of God and there- 
fore null and void, for the following Reasons. 

i^* The Church of Christ in Turkey hills had not a letter 
missive requesting her to take a seat in fd Council by her raef- 
senger which right was hers she not being a party. 

2 vS'' Council voting to difpense with the laws of Christ in the 
1 8''' Chapter of the Gofpel of Mathew did deny the first and 
second Steps therein written to be necefsary in reclaiming an 
offending Brother, which steps are by the great head made nec- 
efsary, yea are the [io8] true duty, And therefore fundamental 
to all holy and Christian discipline. 

3''*^ Said Council did practically go on the ground of receiving 
an accusation against an Elder at the mouth of or before One 
witnefs in direct violation of Gods holy word. 

4^'' Said Council altho' our beloved Pastor did turn to them 
saying I repent Brethren of all in which you shall find me guilty, 
did not forgive him as Christ Jesus demands. 

5*'' Said Council did invade the right of the Church of Christ 
in Turky hills by taking their Pastor virtually from them, with- 
out their Confent and against their will formally exprefsed to f'' 
Confociation, great was their violence trampling the unalienable 
rights of Christs Church beneath their feet. 

6"' Said Council demurring Judgment on Pastor Church and 
Society, was asked by said pastor to Show the Chapter, in Gods 
holy word, or the pafsage, leaf or page in Seabrook platform, 
Ju.stifying such Judgtment, but would not, while it was their 
duty to give reasons of their hope, that they had done right and 
Shew their warrant in the exercise of such power. 

[109] 7"' Said Council did not regard the Constitution, be- 
tween f' pastor Church and Society which is altogather Congre- 
gational. One article of which is ' ' that if any difficulty arise 
between Minister and people it shall be adjusted and fettled by a 
Mutual Council. ' ' Another Article is, ' ' That in Case any member 
of the Church be agrieved and cannot receive redrefs in the Church, 
a mutual Council fhall be called from the afsociated Churches." 

8''' Said Council did not regard the manner of Settlement and 
Ordination of s*' Pastor, which took place by a mutual call of 
Elders and delegates from any of the Churches of Christ, with- 
out refference to the North Confociation in Hartford County. 

We the Church of Christ in Turky hills do therefore for the 
above reasons in the Name of our Divine Lord and Master with- 
draw our fellowship from and folenmly difsolve all connection 



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with f'^ Confociation as an unchristian body, an Engine of Tyrrany 
and opprefsion "Come ye out of her my people that ye be not 
partakers of her plagues and Sins ' ' She may no more invade 
our holy rights, Jesus Christ is our only head and the word of 
God our only rule of Christian faith and discipline. 

Securly (?) and solennily Done and unanimously voted by the 
Church of Christ in Turky hills this 19"' day of N'' 1808 

Whitfield Cowles Moderator 

[*] Sep* 15*" 1 8 10 

At a regular Church Meeting convened at the meeting house 
on this day, in consequence of public notice, given on the 2'' Inf^ 
The Rev. John Taylor was chosen Moderator (pro-tempore). The 
meeting was then opened by prayer by the Moderator. After 
which a letter was read Directed to the Church by the Moderator 
of the North Consociation in the County of Hartford requesting 
the attendence of the C'*' by their Deligate at the next meeting 
of S'' Confociation. 

The C''" then proceeded to consider the doings of a former 
meeting respecting the difsolution of the connection between 
them and the said Consociation. After which the following vote 
passed unanimously — viz — Voted that the Connection between 
this Church and the North Consociation in the County of Hart- 
ford be, from this time forward reeftablished on the same prin- 
ciples on which it was at first formed, the votes of the C''' which 
have pafsed since the dismissal of the Rev. Whitfield Cowles to 
the Contrary notwithstanding. 

Roswell Skinner was then Chosen Deligate to the next Con- 
sociation. 

The C''' then proceed to make choice of a Standing Moderator, 
and Clerk, Deacon Asahel Holcomb was chosen Moderator & M'' 
Appleton Robbins Clerk 

[**] The C''' then Voted to request the Rev. Whitfield 
Cowles to Deliver the C''' Records into the hands of the Clerk. 

John Taylor, Moderator. 

Granby Turkey Hills August 10, 181 1 

At a regular Church meeting conven'' at the Meeting House on 
this day agreeable to publick notice given on the 28''^ July last. 

The Revn'^ John Taylor was chosen moderator Pro: tempore. 

The meeting was then opened by prayer by the Moderator. 

on the request of M'' Thomas Hawley he was restor'd to Church 
Communion «& fellowship, the meeting then difsolv'' 

Test A^Robbins, Church Clerk 

[no] On Application of M'' Thomas Hawley in his own name 
and by desire of Several Individual members of the Church in 
Turkey Hills for advice respecting the Church Standing of their 
late pastor the Rev'' Whitefield Cowles. The Afsociation are of 
Opinion that a Minister dismifsed from the pastoral relation 
ceases to be a member of the Church of Which he was the late 



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pastor, And that a Minister while under the censure of the Con- 
sociation is disquallified for the priviliges of Church Communion. 

Done in Afsociation ati « r^u t. tvt j i. 

the House of the Re.-' ^^[°° ^^"^'^^ Moderatr 

■peh^ ^"^^^812 ^^" ^J Nathaniel Gaylord Scribe 
a true coppy of the Certificate 

A. Robbins Church Clerk 

[ill] November 7"' i8 15 

At a lawfull warned Meeting of the Presbyterian Church in 
Turkey hills holden at the Meeting house. 

Rev'' Thomas Robbins presided. 

Meeting opened by prayer by the Moderator. 

Hervey Skinner chosen Clerk protemporary. 

Voted that this Church present a call to M"" Hervey Wilbur 
desiring him to take the pastoral Charge of the Church ingaging 
in case of his acceptance of the Call that we will endeavour to 
afford him our steady support and afsistance in the performance 
of the important duties of the Gospel Ministry. 

Voted to choose a committee to present the above vote to M'' 
Wilbur accompanying the minutes of the society Meeting of Nov. 
3'' 18 15 and to treat with him in concert with the Society's Com- 
mittee on the subject of Settlement for f'' Committee chose 

Samuel Woodruff f 

Walter Thrall \ Brethren of the Church. 

Isaac Owen Jr [ 

Voted to adjourn to the first Monday of December 18 15 to 
time immediately following the society Meeting which stands 
adjourned to f'' day as may be found on record. Concluded by 
prayer. 

Hervey Skinner Clerk protem 

A true Copy 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk 

December 4*'' 18 15 Adjourned Church Meeting opened Isaac 
Owen Jr Chosen Moderator. Meeting adjourned to the third 
monday of December Instant time immediately following the 
Society Meeting on f'' day. 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 

A true Copy 

Joel Clark Church Clerk 

[112] Dec. 18"'. Meeting opened by the Moderator. 

Received and read i^* Communication from M' Wilbur Voted 
to acceed to the stipulations therein contained if he shall settle as 
our Pastor which remains on file to be Seen. Voted take further 
measures relative to calling and settling M"" Wilbur. Voted to 
adjourn to thursday present week time after Society Meeting of 
f'^ day 

Hervey Skinner Clerk protem 

A true Copy 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk 



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December 21^* Church Meeting holden by adjournment. 
Opened by the Moderator. 

Voted unanimously to give Mr. Hervey Wilbur a second Call 
to settle in the Ministry with this Church and people. Voted to 
give the sum of three Hundred dollars as a Compensation for his 
services annully and to agree to the stipulations proposed by him 
in his first Communication. 

In consequence of M' Appleton Robbins wishing and Making 
it Manifest to the Church that he was desirus to be excused from 
the duty of Clerk of the Church Voted to excuse M' Appleton 
Robbins from that Olhce Voted to Choose Joel Clark as a Stand- 
ing Clerk for the Church. 

Voted to adjourn to the first thursday of January 18 16 two 
Oclock P. M. Hervey Skinner Clerk protem 

A true Copy 

Test Joel Clark Clerk 

January 4*'' 18 16. Meeting holden by adjournment Opened by 
the Clerk. 

Voted to disolve this Meeting 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk 

[113] At a Church Meeting Regularly warned and holden at 
the Centre School House Turkey hills February 28*'' 181 6. 
Meeting opened by prayer. Meeting adjourned until Monday 
evening next. 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk 

At a Church Meeting Holden by adjournment at the Centre 
school house March 4*'' 18 16. 

Meeting opened by the Clerk. 

D'' Silas Meacham Chosen Moderator. Voted that Dec. Hervey 
Skinner should disclose to the church the object of this Meeting. 

Accordingly he presented a Complaint to the Church against 
Sister Deborah Thrall in the words following 

Brethren of the Church before 3^ou I lay a charge against our 
sister Deborah Thrall of her disorderly walk in the following 
particulars (Viz) 

i^^ That she has frequently played at Cards 

2*^ That she has for a considerable time absented herself from 
publick worship on the Sabbath. 

3'''^ That she has avoided the Company of Members the Church 
when She was requested to meet and converse with them. 

At all which allegations she exhibits no apparent evidence of 
penitence or reformation. 

the Church prodeeded to examine the evidence in support of 
the above Charges. 

Voted that the above Artickles of the above Charge are Sever- 
ally prooved to the Satisfaction of the Church. 

Voted that the Church take up the labour commenced by Dea. 
Hervey Skinner with the above named Sister 



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Voted to Choose a Committee to labour with our Sister Deborah 
Thrall 

Dea. Hervey Skinner f^, ^ .^^ . 

Silas Meacham ^^^^f ^" f Committee for 
Samuel Woodruff [ ^^^ ^^°^'^ P"^P°^^ 

Meeting adjourned two weeks at this place 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk 

[114] At a Church meeting Holden by adjournment at the 
Centre school house Turkey hills March 18''' 18 16. 

Meeting opened by prayer from the Moderator 

The Committee appointed to labour with Sister Deborah Thrall 
were called to make their report 

And agreeable to the request they presented the following re- 
port. 

Brethren Your Committee 
whom You appointed to converse and as far as in them lay to 
reclaim our Sister Deborah Thrall from her Disorderly walk and 
Conversation beg leave to Report that they on Wednesday 13*'' 
of March Instant waited on said Sister Deborah and after con- 
versing with her for Some time shewing her the Brotherly love 
which they bore her the desire of the Church that she should live 
and conduct as a true disciple of Christ, the danger she was 
apparently in while she continued in her present situation and 
concluding wdth exhortations and admonitions suited to her case 
All of which being done with the best ability of your Committee 
she manifested no sign of penitence for her past Anti-Christian 
conduct or Gave any evidence that she entended to refrain from 
vicious pursuits in future. Among many Questions which were 
asked her were the following Do You have a nearnefs of accefs 
to the throne of Grace at present? Answer No. Do You live 
entirely without prayer ? Answer Yes. Have You relinquished 
the hope which you once manifested to have that you had been 
renewed in hart by the Holy Spirrit? She answered in the 
affirmative. What caused you to manifest so much concern for 
Your Soul during the late awakening in this place? Answer 
Because others did. Do You wnsh to Continue a Member of the 
Church to which You belong ? Answer No. 

Voted that B'' Walter Thrall be requested to w^rite a letter of 
admonition to Send to our Sister Deborah Thrall 

Meeting adjourned one w^eek. 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk. 

[115] At a Church Meeting Holden by adjournment at the 
Center school House Turkey Hills March 25"' 18 16. 

Meeting opened by prayer. 

Meeting adjourned until the fifth day of April next at the 
Meeting House at 4 Oclock P. M. 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk. 



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At Church Meeting Holden by adjournment at the Meeting 
House Turkey Hills April 5"' 181 6. 

Meeting opened by the Moderator 

B"' Walter Thrall requested to read the letter prepared for to 
admonish our Sister Deborah Thrall. 

Accordingly he read as follows 

Sister Deborah Thrall 

Profefsor of Christianity. 

We would assure You that we sin- 
cerel}'' lament the occation of this addrefs. Yet it becomes the 
duty of the Church (of which you are a member) in the exercise 
of that watchfulnefs which we have most sollemly to Maintain 
over each other, to continue their labour with you in consequence 
of your disorderl}^ walk, which has been represented to the 
Church and accepted to be substantially correct in the following 
particulars Viz. 

That you have frequently played at Cards. 

That You have for a considerable time absented Yourself from 
publick worship on the Sabbath. 

That you have avoided the Company of Members of the Church 
when requested to meet and Converse with them 

And that you have frequented the Company of Non profefsors. 

And finally in Conversation with Brethren of the Church you 
acknowledge to have relinquished the hope which you once man- 
ifested of being renewed in hart by the Holy Spirrit And that 
you live entirely without prayer, and have no desire to continue 
a Member of the Church to which you now belong, and for all 
these things no evidence of penitence or reformation has been 
given. 

Beloved these things ought not so to be. It becometh us 
therefore as Brethren, as the profefsed Deciples of [116] Christ, 
in meeknefs. Brotherly love and Charity, and with a deep sence 
of our responsibilit}^ to the great Head of the Church, to admon- 
ish, rebuke, and Exhort with all long suffering and patience, if 
haply these means by the blefsing of Him who careth for us may 
be made effectual to Your reformation, the renewal of the temper 
of your mind, and the final sanctification of Your Immortal 
Spirrit, O Deborah, with what language shall we addrefs You, 
we who have witnefsed Your proffeson and in days past Your 
apparent zeal for Christ, we who desire to seek the glory of 
Christ's Church and to feel deeply interested in Your Eternal 
well being, we must obey the apostle and rebuke the Younger 
women as Sisters with all privity, and knowing that in many 
things we offend all — we would desire to humble ourselves as in 
the Sight of God, and pra}^ that in this communication of love 
the Holy Spirrit may endite our exprefsions, that God thro us 
may speak powerfully and effectually to Your hart give You un- 
feigned repentance for sin, faith in the Saviour and a disposition 



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to new obedience, we would earnestly entreat 3^011 to reflect seri- 
ously and prayerfully on the nature and consequences of Your 
Conduct, and how awfully fatal if persifted in. How does Your 
Conduct compare with the Injunctions of the blefsed Gospel, that 
those who name the name of Christ must be carefull to part from 
all iniquity ? How does it compare with the will of him who 
saith, Be ye holy as I am holy? Or How does it compare with 
those Sollemn Covenant Obligations You are under and which are 
recorded in Heaven as an eternal memorial of Your adoption into 
the family of Christ, or as a memorial of Your delusion or Hypoc- 
racy. Have You seriously reflected that you must one day 
appear before the Judgmentseat of Christ and answer to Your 
Injured Saviour? Have your carnal Joys while at the gaming 
Table never been interrupted with this Sollemn thought. Thy 
vows are upon me O God. And while afsociating with Companions 
in vice has not this command disturbed You. Come out from 
among them and be ye Seperated Saith the lyord and touch not 
the unclean thing and I will receive You and will be a father 
unto You and Ye [117] Shall be my Sons and Daughters saith 
the Lord allmighty. While you avoid the society of Christians 
and delight not in their conversation. Can You have peace ? do 
not reflections of this kind Allarm You I have profefsed to love 
the lyord my God Yet have not that Spirrit in exercise which 
causes those who love and fear Him to speak often one to an- 
other. I have profefsed to love the Saviour and to become his 
follower. Yet I fear am destitute of that love to the Brethren 
which is the distinguishing Characteristic of his Diciples. And 
while you unnecifsarily neglect the public Worship of God on 
his holy Sabbath. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 
Forsake not the afsembling yourselves together as the manner of 
some is. From one Sabbath to another shall all flesh come to 
worship before me Saith the Lord, and ye shall keep my Sab- 
baths and reverence ni}^ sanctuary. I am the Lord. That con- 
stant neglect of praj'er which You confefs is Your Case, is an 
Idea weighty and Solemn, it must almost deprive you from 
Sharing in that Christian Charity which is the bond of perfect- 
nefs, and it stands in violation of the Commands of that God 
who alone answereth Pra3^er. He commands to pray always, 
pray without ceasing, lift up your Heart with Your hands unto 
God in the heavens. Blefs ye the Lord, praying in the holy 
Ghost giving thanks always for all things unto God and the 
Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Your confefsion 
that 3'ou have given up Your hope of being born of the Spirrit 
and the will of God and that you desire no longer to remain a 
Member of this Church, may charitably be considered in a degree 
as involuntary and as arising from a conscioufnefs of the incon- 
sistincy of your conduct compared with Your profefsion Yet as 
one who has profefsed to become spirritually enlightened and to 



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have tasted the good word of life, if you continue in the neglect 
of known duty and in violation of Gods hoi}' commands. You 
must giv^e up your hope, and Your Brethren in Obedience to 
Christ's Commands must be constrained to consider of you as an 
Heathen Man and a Publican. [ii8] And that too under a 
view of that Sollemn and Momentoes Declaration of the great 
head of the Church to his Disciples that whatsoever Ye bind on 
Earth Shall be bound in Heaven. It will then remain for God 
and Your own conscience to apply the following declarations of 
his holy word. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of 
the world thro the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus 
Christ they are again entangled therein and overcome the latter 
end is worse with them then the Beginning. For it had been 
better for them not to have known the way of righteousnefs than 
after they have known it to turn from the hol}^ commandment 
delivered unto them. The Just shall live by faith but if any 
draw back my Soul shall have no pleasure in Him. For if we 
sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the 
truth there remaneth no more sacrifice for Sins but a certain 
fearful looking for of Judgment and firey indignation which 
shall devour the adversaries. It would be desireable here to adopt 
the language of the Apostle, and say. Beloved we are persuaded 
better things of you and things that accompany salvation tho we 
thus speak. You have the promise of Salvation if you will con- 
tinue faithful to the end, the Blefsed Saviour he that holdeth the 
Starrs in his right hand vSaith, He that overcometh the same shall 
be clothed in white raiment and I will not blot out his name out 
of the Book of life I will make him a pillar in the temple of my 
God and he shall go no more out, and I will write upon him my 
new name. We would exhort you to endure as a faithfull Sol- 
dier of Christ. When in darknefs you must remember that it is 
sin that hides the Saviour's face. Yet if we confefs our sins he 
is faithful and Just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from 
all unrighteousnefs. Tho You may have Crusified the Son of 
God afresh and put him to open vSliame. Tho 3'ou may have 
brought [119] reproach upon his cause and strengthened the 
enemy. Yet God is merciful and we have an advocate with the 
Father even Jesus Christ the righteous. Tho you have wandered 
and Backsliden. Tho you may have abused the holy One of 
God the redeemer of souls. Yet self abhorance for sin, attend 
to the language of his mercy. Then saith the Lord I remember 
thee, the kindnefs of thy Youth. The love of thine espousals. 
Turn O Backsliding Children Saith the Lord for I am married 
unto You, and I will bring You to Zion. Remember therefore 
from whence thou art fallen and repent and do thy first works. 
Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to You. Be afflicted 
and Mourn and weep. Humble yourself in the Sight of the 
Lord and he shall lift you up. This is the language of Devine 
mercy thro a Redeemer. Be entreated, be encouraged then to 



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return by sincere repentance. Go before your God on the bended 
knees of Your Soul, and in true humility say. Father I have 
sinned against Heaven and in thy sight and am no more worthy 
to be called thy Child, and be afsured his mercy will be swift 
to meet you tho a great way off. The Church praj^ for you, we 
long for you in the I^ord. And O that the blefsed Saviour who 
looked a denying Peter into repentance may turn and look upon 
3'ou in mercy. That You may weep bitterly for sin, and humble 
yourself under the mighty hand of God that He maj' exalt you 
in due time. Casting all your care upon Him for He careth for 
You. Be sober be vigilant Because your adversary the Devil as 
a roaring Lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour, 
whom resist, stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflic- 
tions are accomplished in Your Brethren that are in the world. 
But the God of all grace who hath called us unto his eternal 
Glory by Christ Jesus after that ye have suffered a while make 
You perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To Him be glor}'- 
and dominion for ever and ever. 

[120] Voted that the letter presented by B' Thrall is consid- 
ered as proper and useful. Voted that the Clerk be instructed 
to present Sister Deborah Thrall with a copy of Said letter. 
Voted to Choose a Committee to converse and labour further 
with sister Thrall. Dea. Phinehas Stephens ( Chosen a 

Roswell Skinner < Committee for 
Isaac Owen Jr ( the above purpose 

Meeting adjourned until the first Wednesday in June next at 
this place at 5 Oclock P. M. 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk 

May 21^' 1816. 

At a lawfull warned Meeting of the Presbyterian Church in 
Turkey Hills holden at the Meeting House 

Deacon Phinehas Stephens Chosen Moderator 

Meeting opened by prayer from the Moderator 

Voted unanimously that this Church present a call to the Rev. 
Eber L,. Clark desiring him to take the pastoral Charge of the 
Church. Engaging in case of his acceptance of the Call that we 
will endeavour to afford him our steady support and afsistance in 
the performance of the important duties of the Gospel Ministry. 
Justice R. Stephens] Chosen a Committee to present the above 
Walter Thrall [ Vote to the Rev. Eber E. Clark and to treat 

Joel Clark J with him on the Subject of Settlement in 

Concert with Societyes Committee. 

Voted to adjourn this meeting until Monday next at 4 Oclock 
P. M. 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk 

[121] May 27"' 1816. 

Meeting holden by adjournment at the Meeting houfe the Com- 
mittee reported an answer from the Rev. Eber E. Clark in the 
affirmative. 



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Voted that the same Committee be directed to make arrange- 
ment with M"" Clark and carry into effect the Settlement of Said 
M'" Clark. Also to represent the Church to the Council. Meet- 
ing adjourned two weeks from this day at 6 Oclock P. M. 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk 

June 3"''' i8i6 

At a Church Meeting holden by adjournment at the Meeting 
House. Meeting opened by the Clerk 

The Committee appointed to converse with Sister Deborah 
Thrall Reported that they have endeavoured to converse with her 
but found her unwilling to hear them and She exprefsed a willing- 
nefs to be turned out of the Church. Meeting adjourned until 
the third Monday in August next at 5 Oclock P. M. 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk 

June 10*'' i8i6. 

Church Meeting holden by adjournment at the Meeting House. 
Meeting Opened by the Moderator. 

Voted to disolve this Meeting. 

Test Joel Clark Church Clerk ' 

[*] For Church Covenant, and articles of difcipline, and other 
matters of Record the Reader is refered as follows. 

1 Confefsion of Faith, 8"^ Page 

2 Church Covenant and articles of the Constitution, 104-5 
Page 

3 Church Transactions, 106 Page 

4 Births, 35 Page 

5 Deaths, 79 Page 

6 Baptisms, 54 Page 

7 Propouned for Communion, 34 Page 

8 Propounded for being taken under the Wach of the Chur 
24 Page 

9 Admifsion into full Communion, 86 

10 Admifsions into Church, 67 

1 1 Attendance on the lyords Supper, 84 

12 Commendations & Recommendations to & from Churches 
102 

Baptisms from 76 to 85 Children 134 

Adults 5 

From 85 to 1816 Ch 197 

Ad 1 2 

348 
Mar by B. 78 
Deaths fr 76 to 1809 211 
Births from 1776 to 1785, 
one hundred and seventy one 

1 The entries on pages 122-124 are omitted as they appear on early pages of the next 
following book of records. 






[I] A 

Record 



of the Church 

in Turkey Hills 

from the Installation 

of the Rev. Eber L. Clark 

July 3d. 1816. 



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[2] Rev. Eber L Clark Installed 3^' July 18 16 
Rev. Eber h Clark dismissed 5"' July 1820 by his own request 
Rev. Stephen Crosby was installed Nov. 22, 1826 
Rev. Stephen Crosby was dismissed January 31, 1832. 
Rev. Daniel Heminway was installed July 3rd 1832 
Rev. Daniel Heminway was dismissed June 14, 1842 
Rev. Jonas Bowen Clark was ordained Nov. 2, 1842 
Rev. Jonas Bowen Clark was dismissed July 8, & to take effect 
Aug. I, 1845 

[3] 

Contents. 

Confession of faith & Covenant Page 5. 193 

Church votes & transactions 11. 127 

Deaths 267 

Baptisms 115 

Admissions by profession 197 

Admissions by letter 247 

Excommunications 281 

Recommendations 287 

Confessions 307 

Names of Church members 319 

Marriages 343 

[5] A Confession of faith. 

1 . You believe that there is but one God subsisting in three 
persons, the Father, the Son the Holy Ghost, in whom are all 
possible perfections. 

2. You believe that God made & upholds all things by his 
power, & is the supreme Governor of all worlds. 

3. You believe the holy Scriptures are the word of God, Sc 
are a perfect rule of faith and manners. 

4. You believe that God made man upright, and originally 
instamped upon him his image of knowledge, of [6] righteous- 
ness & of holiness. 

5. You believe that by reason of the sin and fall of the first 
man, Adam, he plunged himself & all his prosterity into a state 
of sin & misery. 

6. You believe that it pleased God from eternity to choose 
some of fallen men to everlasting life through sauctification of the 
Spirit and belief of the truth, and so in the fullness of time sent 
forth his only begotten Son made of a woman, made under the 
law to redeem them who are under the curse of the law. 

[7] 7. You believe that Jesus Christ is the only Savior of 
man, neither is there salvation in any other, nor any other name 
under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. 



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8. You believe that repentance, faith, love & new obediance 
are the only conditions of eternal salvation stated in the gospel. 

9. You believe that there are certain special ordinances insti- 
tuted by Christ, which are baptism and the Lord's supper, that 
are in a religious manner to be observed by his followers. 

10. You believe that the Lord's supper is an holly ordinance 
instituted by Christ, wherein by giving and [8] receiving Bread 
and Wine according to Christ's appointment his death is showed 
forth of which this is to be a standing memorial to the end of the 
world 

1 1 . And finally you believe that God has appointed a day in 
which he will judge the world by Jesus Chirst, and that in that 
day they who have done good shall be absolved and acquited and 
made perfectly blessed in the full enjoyment of God forever, 
But the3^ who have done evil and died in their impenitency, shall 
be turned down to a burning hell, & lodged there forever. 

[9] A Covenant 

You do now in the presence of God and before angels and men 
who are witnesses of this transaction solemnly avouch the Lord 
Jehovah God the Father Son and Holy Ghost to be your God. 
You do also take the holy Scriptures to be the only rule of your 
faith & practice (and togather with yourself give up your off- 
spring to God avouching the Lord to be your God & the God of 
your seed). You acknowledge your sinfulness by nature & by 
practice, and that all your hopes of pardon & salvation are [10] 
built only on the righteousness and satisfaction of Christ, whom 
you now take to be your Savior, your Prophet Priest and King, 
solemnly promising through the help of divine grace to live in all 
respects according to the rules and precepts of the gospel, that 
you will carefully attend on all the ordinances of it, and that you 
will submit j^ourself to the discipline and government of Christ 
in his Church. 

[11] Church Votes and transactions. 

18 16 July 3 The Rev. Eber L. Clark was installed as Pastor 
over the Church and Society in Turkey Hills, wath the understand- 
ing that he should preach one half the time as Chaplain at New- 
gate prison. 

The gentlemen of the clergy who assisted in the Installation 
were 

Reverend Nathan Perkins D.D. West Hartford. 

Rev. Samuel Shepard Lenox (Mass.) 

Rev. Henry A. Rowland Windsor. 

Rev. Thomas Robbins East Windsor. 

Rev. Shubael Bartlett East Windsor. 

Rev. Francis L- Robbins Enfield. 

Rev. Ebenezer Gay Suffield. 



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Rev. Joseph Mix West Snffield. 

Rev. Isaac Porter Grauby. 

Rev. Allen M Lean Simsl3ur3'. 

[12] August 21*"^ At a meeting of the Church holden by ad- 
journment. 

Voted, That Sister Deborah Thrall be cited to appear before 
the Church and answer to the charges which have been brought 
against her. 

Voted, That no person be admitted to occasional communion 
with this Church longer than one year without becoming a mem- 
ber in full connnunion, either by I^etter or otherwise. 

The meeting was then adjourned to August thirtieth. 

[13] Aug. 30"' The Church met according to adjournment. 

Sister Deborah Thrall did not appear according to the citation 
sent her by vote of the Church at the last meeting, the matter 
was therefore defered for further consideration. 

Voted, at this meeting that Dr. Silas Meacham at his own re- 
quest be dismissed from this Church & recommended to the 
Church in Benson, Vermont. 

Voted also, that this Church adopt and proceed according to 
the following Rule. That they will admit professing christians 
of other Denominations to occasional connnunion for the time 
limited by a preceding vote [14] provided they cordially believe 
what are connnonly called the Doctrines of grace. Such as total 
depravity, regeneration by special grace, Justification by faith in 
Christ, the saints perseverence, particular election &c &c &c^ 

Meeting was then adjourned to Nov. i. 

Nov. I*' Met according to adjournment. 

Voted, That they would labor no farther with Sister Deborah 
Thrall, as they have no hope of ever reclaiming her. 

Voted also unaminously after prayer and much deliberation 
that she be excommunicated from the communion & fellowship 
of this Church. 

[15] Meeting then dissolved. 

1817 Feb. 28th At a meeting of the Church duly warned. 

Voted that they will at some future meeting of the Church 
choose a Standing Committee to aid the Pastor in the affairs of 
discipline. 

Voted also, that they will renew the covenant. 



1 For the benefit of any reader who may be uncertain as to these doctrines of grace, the 
following definitions are given: 

Total depravity— The total unfitness of man for the moral purposes of his being until 
born again by the influence of the Spirit of God. 

Regeneration by special grace — Being born again, in a spiritual sense, through the cove- 
nant of baptism and thus receiving ^race even though not sanctified to the will of God. 

Justification by faith in Christ— Being accounted righteous in the sight of God through 
faith in the merit of Jesus Church, not through personal meritorious works. 

The saints perseverence— The doctrine which teaches that persons who have once re- 
ceived the Holy spirit cannot finally fall from jjrace. 

Particular election— The singling out or election of certain individuals to eternal life, by 
the direct will of God. 



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Horace Phelps appeared before the Church, and made his con- 
fession having joined a party of pleasure, & conducted unchris- 
tian like. 

[i6] The meeting was then dissolved. 

March 12th. At a meeting of the Church duly warned. Voted 
that the following persons, Viz: Eliza Robbins, Cynthia Thrall, 
Mehitabel Bassett and the wife of Charles Buck, be desired to 
make some acknowledgement to the Church for the fault in 
which they have been overtaken in dancing, and that Isaac Owen 
and Roswell Skinner be a Committee to communicate to said per- 
sons the doings of the Church &c. 

[17] Adjourned till Wednesday the 19th. instant. 

Met according to adjournment and without accomplishing the 
object of the meeting, adjourned again to Saturday 22d. instant. 

Met according to adjournment. The Committee chosen to con- 
verse with the offending sisters, presented to the Church their 
confession, which here follows, & which was accepted by s'' Ch. 

' ' To the Presbyterian Church in Turkey Hills — 

" We whose names are here annexed, have in the presence of 
"God, angels and men, avouched the lyord Jehovah, God the 
" P'ather, Son, [18] and Holy Ghost to be our God and Guide 
' ' and Protector, and the holy Scriptures to be the rule of our 
" faith & practice. 

' ' We have and do still do continue to acknowledge the depravity 
" of our hearts, and sensibly lament that by reason of our corrupt 
"inclinations, our practice is unholy — with humble sincerity we 
' ' acknowledge this— and in the presence of God who searcheth 
" and knoweth the heart, and before angels and men we confess 
" our numerous faults, our sins public, private and particular, and 
" as we hope to be forgiven of our heavenly Father, we hope that 
' ' kindness and true charity will reign predominant in the hearts 
' ' of our dear brethren and [19] sisters and enable them to treat the 
" younger sisters with all purity, and grant them that real for- 
" giveness for every transgression, as they hope to be forgiven of 
"God.* 

Sarah W. Buck 
Cynthia Thrall 
Mehitabel Basset 
Eliza Robbins. 

" T. Hills March 22d, 18 17. 

The meeting was then dissolved. 

* Said offending Sisters chose not to mention in direct terms the 
sin for which they meant to make confession. Yet they freely 
acknowledged that meant to include it their sins public, private 
and particular. 

[20] May 4th. The Ch. in Turkey Hills renewed their Cov- 
enant it being Eord's and communion day. 



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Oct, 31 At a meeting of the Church duly warned Deacon 
Phiueas Stevens brought forward a request that he be excused 
from discharging the office of Deacon in the Church at least occa- 
sionally which request was granted, and the meeting dissolved. 

18 1 8 May i'^ at a meeting of the Church in Turkey Hills 
duly warned, the subject of choosing a standing Committee in the 
Ch according to a former vote, was taken up and considered, and 
Voted that the matter be postponed to some future meeting. 

Oct. 30**^ At a meeting of the Church in Turkey Hills duly 
warned. Deacon Phineas Stevens, Deacon Harvey [21] Skinner, 
and Capt. Joel Clark are chosen a Committee to stand one year, 
whose duty shall be to aid the Pastor in the affairs of discipline. 

1819 Oct. 10"'. At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Tur- 
key Hills duly warned. Voted that Deacon Harvey Skinner their 
delegate to the North Consociation of Hartford County to be con- 
vened at West Hartford the 12th. Instant, lay before that Body a 
memorial respecting the peculiar situation of said Church, on 
account of the Rev'' Eber L. Clark their Pastor being no longer 
Chaplain of New Gate Prison, and of course having no longer any 
support from the State. 

[22] 1820 May 5th. At a meeting of the Church duly warned 
Capt. Joel Clark, Deacon Harvey Skinner and Isaac Owen Esq' 
were chosen as a Committee of the Church to stand for one year. 

At the same meeting Mary B. Landers made a confession for 
lascivious conduct. 

1 82 1 At a warned Meeting of the Church January 3'' Deacon 
Phinehas Stevens Moderator for the present meeting Hervey Skin- 
ner chosen Standing Clerk Voted a Letter for the Rev. E. L. 
Clark Stating to the Church in Winchendon Mss the relation he 
bor to this Church while its Pastor 

Voted a Letter of recommendation and dismissal for Mary Wife 
of Rev. E L Clark directed to the Church Winchendon Mass 

Voted to adjourn 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 

[23] Samuel Woodruff chosen Delegate to the North Conso- 
ciation Hartford County fall session 1821 

July 5"' 1822 At a Meeting of the Church holden at the Meet- 
ing-house Rev. Erastus Ripley Chosen Moderator 

Voted that the Moderator Serve Horace Phelps with a Copy of a 
complaint brought before this meeting by Brother Joel Clark and 
that he cite him to appear before the next meeting 

Voted to adjourn to Thursday 25 Inst. 3 O. Clock P. M. 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 

25'^ July Adjourned and also duly warned Meeting opened Ijy 
prayer of the Moderator The Church then heard the complaint 
of Brother Joel Clark against Brother Horace Phelps which my 



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be seen on File dated July 5^'' 1822 Mr Phelps has been duly 
serv'd with a Copy and cited to appear at this time by the 
Moderator 

I-*' Art. Charge. Proof by Brother James O. Pond That late 
on the evening of a day of May last on which I heard Mr Phelps 
washed Sheep he called at my house without making any particu- 
lar business and tarryed untill near midnight and from his [24] 
conversation gestures and the scent of his breath I judged he was 
intoxicated 

By Rev. Mr. Ripley That on a day of May last I saw M"" 
Phelps when he appeared wild and the scent of his breath was like 
that of a person's who had drank ardent Spirit 

2'' Art, Charge. Proof by Brothers Roswell Skinner and 
Apollos G. Hillyer That when we were at Mr Phelps's with 
Brother Clark agreeable to the second Step of the Gospel rule M"" 
Phelps did acknowledge before us the transactions of this second 
charge as relates to the wheelbarrow 

3'' Art. Charge. Proof by Brother Isaac Owen That in the 
summer of 1S21 as I was passing the road and within ten or 
twelve rods of M' Phelps's I heard a noise of shrieking and crying 
out when I came before the house his wife came out and com- 
plained that her husband had just then been abusing her that I 
saw and put my fingers upon the bunches on her head which she 
said were occasioned by her husbands swinging her round the 
house so as to raise her from the floor by the hair M' Phelps 
then came out [25] I asked him wdiat he abused his wife so for 
he said it was a lye a lye A few days after this I again ask'd M' 
Phelps what he abused his wife so for he said she had hid his 
bottle and that he would govern his own house 

4*'' Art. Charge. Proof by Brothers Roswell Skinner and 
Apollos G. Hillyer That M' Phelps did acknowledge to us when 
he had his wild turns he drank too much and that drinking in- 
creased his wildness That at this time we considered him regular 
and that after having been advised by us to put the spirit and the 
key to it into the hand of some person or friend he rejected our 
advise and said he would not stop drinking 

5^'' Art. Charge. Proof by Brother Isaac Owen That w^hen I 
have seen his jug pass my house immediately his wild turns come 
on and that he says he preaches I have frequently heard his 
noise in the evening up as far as my house. By Brother Joel 
Clark. M'' Phelps says he preaches 

6*'' Art Charge. Proof by Brethren generally 

Voted to adjourn four weeks this day 3. O. Clock P. M. 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 

[26] 22'' August 1822 Adjourned Meeting opened by prayer 
of the Moderator. Again took up the complaint against Brother 
Phelps. Witnesses sworn 



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I St Witness M'' Appleton Robbins That for the last seven years 
Mr. Phelps has been irregular at times I believed spirit was an 
injury to him In the summer of 1821 I tried to hire M"^ Phelps 
to refrain from the use of ardent spirits and cider but could not 
prevail with him to desist 

2'^ Witness Horace Clark Esq That in the harvest time of 1821 
I saw Mr Phelps when he appeared intoxicated and at several 
other times That at a time past Mr Phelps requested the priv- 
ilege of preaching at my work-house on the plain calling it a 
church and said he wanted to dedicate it That one night he 
preached and pray'd all night at Kettle-brook and so loud as to 
start the bark from the trees [27] and that this day Mr Phelps 
told me he was going over to the Meeting-house to preach 

3" Witness Mr George Thrall That I saw M'' Phelps two or 
years past one sabbath at my Mother's when he appeared intoxi- 
cated 

4th Witness Mr Hervey Holcomb That in the summer of 182 1 
Mr Phelps came to the shop at Mrs I^ewis's where I was at work; 
spoke of preaching and began his tone but was silenced by Mrs 
Lewis Question did M' Phelps appear intoxicated? he appeared 
irregular 

5"' Witness Brother Joel Clark Mrs Phelps says in the pres- 
ence of her husband that at times she is afraid of her life That 
she is obliged to flee to the barn and other places to secret her- 
self Same testimony in substance by Brothers Roswell Skinner 
and Apollos G Hillyer 

The Church then took into consideration the support of the 
charges by testimony separately 

[28] Voted that each charge is proved to the satisfaction of 
the church except the specific parts of the third charge of the 
complaint 

Voted that the Clerk notify Mr Phelps that the charges brought 
against him are proved to the satisfaction of the church also of 
the next adjournd meeting Voted to adjourn to friday next; 
lecture day immediately after the public exercises. 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 

30*'' August 1822 Adjournd Meeting opened by the Modera- 
tor 

Voted to hold Mr Phelps in suspense four weeks 

Voted to adjourn four weeks from this day 4. O. Clock P. M. 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 

27*'' September Adjourned Meeting opened by prayer of the 
Moderator 

Voted that Horace Phelps be and he is hereby excommunicated 
and cut off from the privileges and fellowship of this Church 

Voted to adjourn 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 



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[29] Sept 14"' 1823 Church made choice of Hervey Skinner for 
Moderator Appleton Robbins chosen Delegate to attend the Meet- 
ing of the North Consociation of Hartford County to be holden at 
East Windsor north Society on the last Tuesday of September 
1823 

Oct 16"' 1823 Warned Church Meeting opened by prayer 

Brother Joel Clark chosen Standing Moderator for the Church 

Contribution taken up collected two Dollars fifty cents 

Voted to adjourn 2 weeks this place 2 OClock P. M. 

Oct 30 Adjournd Meeting opened by prayer Contribution 
taken up collected one Dollar seventyfive cents 

Chose a Standing advisory Com" for the church Viz Hervey 
Skinner Appleton Robbins Joel Clark Voted to dissolve 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 

[30] 1824 16"' April At a Meeting of the church duly warnd 
holden at the Meeting house in Turkey-hills Voted to excuse 
Capt Clark from being Moderator 

Voted that Rev'^ Ebenezer Halping be Moderator Meeting 
opened by prayer The Church took up labor with Brother Micah 
Moore upon a complaint for disorderly walk brought against him 
by Hervey Skinner left on file The charges in substance ac- 
knowledged true by M"" Moore 

Voted that Brother Moore be and he is hereby requested to 
make Gospel Confession 

Voted to adjourn four weeks friday 14*'' may 4 OClock P. M. 
this place closed by prayer 

Hervey Skinner Ch. Clerk 

May 14 Adjournd Meeting opened by prayer and adjournd 
one week to this place 

H Skinner Ch. Clerk 

[31] May 21 Adjourn'd Meeting opened by prayer heard a 
Confession in form drawn for Brother Moore at his request 

Voted that the form is satisfactory 

Voted that Mr Moore is requested to make public confession 

Voted to dissolve H. Skinner Ch Clerk 

1824 May 31 At a warned Church Meeting opened by prayer 
resumed labor with Micah Moore Chose a Com" to confer with 
Brother Moore (as he was absent) and request of him the con- 
fession in form mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting for 
S'' Com" James O Pond and Joel Clark 

Com" returnd with the form and informd the Church that the 
offending Brother refuses to subscribe and make the confession in 
form before the Church 

Voted to designate a Com" to wait on M"" Moore and desire him 
to appear [32] before the Meeting if he has any request to make 
or any thing to offer to the Church for S'' Com" chose Justus R 
Stevens and James O Pond 



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Com" returned and reported that Brother Moore had only to 
desire the Church to inform him whether the Church request him 
to make a pubhc confession 

Voted that the Church inform Mr Moore by Com" viz James O 
Pond and Isaac Owen that he be reqired to make public con- 
fession 

Voted to adjourn to friday 2 July 1824 immediately after lec- 
ture 

H Skinner Ch Clerk 

2'' July Adjournd Meeting 

Voted that Micah Moore be and he is hereby excommunicated 
and cut off from the fellowship and communion of this Church 

[33] Meeting closed without date 

Hervey Skinner Ch. Clerk 

1824 July 11"' At a Church Meeting duly call'd by the Mod- 
erator Voted to choose a Com" of three persons whose duty it 
shall be to converse with delinquent disorderly and offending 
members of the Church for S'' Com" Chose Hervey Skinner Joel 
Clark Appleton Robbins 

Voted to add Justus R Stevens to S'' Com" 

Closd by prayer H Skinner Ch Clerk 

1825 Sept II*'' Hervey vSkinner Chosen Delegate to attend a 
Meeting of the North Consociation to be holden at Enfield on 
the last Tuesday of Sept Instant 

[34] August 28''' 1826 At a Meeting of the Congregational 
Church in Turky Hills duly warnd and held at the Meeting 
House Hervey Skinner Moderator protein 

Voted Unanimously that this Church do Call the Rev'' Steven 
Crosby to the Pastoral Charge of Christ's Church in this place 

Voted that Walter Thrall Appleton Robbins Samuel Woodruff 
and Hervey vSkinner be a Com" to present the Call to the Rev'' 
M' Crosby and report to the next Meeting Also to act in concert 
with the Societies special Com" of arrangements 

Voted to adjourn to the 28*'' Instant 5 O. Clock P. M. 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 

At a Church Meeting duly warned and opened by prayer Oct. 
2>o^^ 1826 

Voted to adjourn to friday the 3'' day of Nov'' next 4. O. Clock 
P. M. Hervey Skinner Clerk 

Nov' 3'' Adjournd Meeting opened at the Meeting house and 
continued at the house of Appleton Robbins The Committee 
appointed to invite [35] the Rev'' Mr Crosby to the Pastoral 
Charge of this Church Report by Communication from him as 
follows 

To the Congregational Church at Turkey-hills Granby. 

Brethren. Your Call dated the 31*" of August of the current 
year, has received, as I think it deserved, very serious considera- 
tion. It is not possible for me to describe the struggle of principle 



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and feeling it has occasioned. I will only saj' it is not because I 
have felt no attachment to the people and no interest in their wel- 
fare that I have so long hesitated. The truth is my circumstances 
have been so peculiar that I have found it exceedingly difficult to 
learn what the great Head of the Church would have me to do; 
nor have I after all obtained that full satisfaction which I could 
desire. But as the Lord has put it into your hearts to seek the 
benefit of religious institutions and to make so generous sacrifices 
to support the Christian Ministry; as it is so desirable you should 
succeed in procuring a Minister [36] and at least possible you 
might fail to obtain any other person; I cannot find it in my heart 
to leave you. I do therefore accept your Call; and though I do it 
with cheerfulness it is with fear and trembling: And I beseech 
you, Brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake and for the love of 
the Spirit that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God 
for me that I may come unto you with joy by the will of God and 
with you be refreshed. 

Now the God of peac be with you all. 

Your willing Servant 
Dated at Granby In the Lord, 

Nov 2)'^ 1826 Stephen Crosby 

A true Copy 

Voted to accept the Report and that the Clerk enter it on 
Record 

Voted to adjourn to the 21"' Instant 3. O. Clock P. M. 

Hervey Skinner Clerk 

[37] 1826 Nov. 22. According to previous arrangements 
Rev. Stephen Crosby was duly installed Pastor of this church. 
Rev. Mr. Kellogg of Farmington offerd the Introductory prayer; 
Rev. Mr. Phelps of Brookfield Mas. preached the sermon; Rev. 
Mr. McLean of Simsbury offerd the Installing prayer; Rev. Mr. 
Rowland of Windsor gave the Charge to the Pastor; Rev. Mr. 
Porter of Farmington presented the Right Hand of fellowship; 
Rev. Mr. Tenney of Weathersfield made the Address to the peo- 
ple; & Rev. Mr. Mix of Suffield offerd the Concluding prayer. 

[38] 1828 Jan. 20. Chh tarrid after divine service. At the 
request of Mrs. Sally Jarvis presented by Deac. H. Skinner, for a 
Letter of dismission from this chh. & of recommendation to the 
South Cong, chh in Hartford; voted to grant her a Letter dated 
at the time she left this place & removed to Hartford. 

Atteft Stephen Crosby 

April 27. Chh. tarried after divine service. A request was 
presented from Doct. James O. Pond for a Letter in behalf of him- 
self & wife of dismission from this chh. & of recommendation to 
some one of the Presbyterian chhs in the city of New York. 

Voted that his request be [39] granted. The Letter was re- 
quested in this form because Doct. Pond, had not ascertained with 
what particular chh he might find it convenient to unite. 

Atteft Stephen Crosby 



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July 6. Chh. tarried after divine service. At his request pre- 
viously made known, voted to give Mr. Asaph Launders a lyCtter 
of reconnuendation from this chh. to the Presbyterian or Cong, 
chh. at Byron Genesee Co. N. Y., stating that he was in regular 
standing when he left this place. 

Atteft Stephen Crosby 

[40] 1829 Oct. 18. Chh tarried after divine service At her 
request voted to recommend Mrs Phebe Hayes (formerly Phebe 
Gould) to the Presbyterian chh in Londonderry N. H. 

Atteft Stephen Crosby 

1830 Jan. I. Chh tarried after Preparatory Lecture. It being 
stated that Mr. Francis Loomis Phelps, a member of this chh, 
had embraced the doctrine of universal salvation appointed Brth- 
eren, Joel Clark & Walter Thrall a Committee to converse with 
him on the subject and report hereafter to the chh. 

Attest Stephen Crosby 

Aug & Sept The Committee appointed to converse with Mr. 
P\ L. Phelps, reported to the chh that they had attended to the 
duties of their appointment; that Mr. P. told them his religious 
experience was the result of terror [41] & smypathy &c. After 
several short sessions of the chh. on successive sabbaths, with the 
hope of getting more information on the subject, the meeting was 
adjourned to the first sabbath of Oct., with the understanding 
that some brother would commence a course of discipline accord- 
ing to the directions in Matthew's gospel. 

Attest Stephen Crosby 

Sept Chh tarried on the Sabbath after divine service; A letter 
being received from the Moderator of Hartford N. Consociation, 
requesting a delegation with the Pastor to attend a meeting of 
that body at Bristol on the last Tuesday of Sept. inst. Brother 
Joel Clark was appointed Delegate for that purpose. 

Sept 26 Chh tarried after divine service. It being understood 
that Brother J. Clark would not be present to [42] attend the 
meeting of the Consociation at Bristol, Brother Sam' Woodruff 
was appointed to attend in his stead. 

Atteft S. Crosby 

Oct. 17 The chh tarried after divine; The meeting ad- 
journed to the ist sabbath in Oct., having been deferred. No one 
having commenced a course of discipline with Mr. F. L. Phelps, 
adjourned to the last sabbath of the present month. 

Atteft S. Crosby 

Oct. 31. Chh. tarried after divine service. Adjourned to the 
last .sabbath in Nov. 

Atteft S. Crosby 

1 83 1 Feb. 13. The chh. meeting which was adjourned to 
the last sabbath of Oct. last having been continued by successive 
adjournments [43] to this time. Brother Joseph Cornish Jun. 
presented a complaint against Brother F. L. Phelps. Whereupon 
the chh voted to send Brother Phelps a summons to appear before 



them on the 2nd Tnesday of March next at i o'clock at the 
meeting house, to answer to the charges alledged in the complaint 
of Brother Cornish. 

Adjourned to the above named time & place. 

Atteft S. Crosby 

March 8. Chh. met according to adjournment. Opened with 
prayer. As brother F. L. Phelps did not appear in person, nor 
send [44] any communication the chh voted to send him a letter 
of Admonition; & adjourned to the last Tuesday of the present 
month at 4 O'clock in the afternoon that Brother P. might have 
another opportunity to meet them. 

Atteft Stephen Crosby 

March 11. Chh met according to previous notice for the pur- 
pose of choosing a second Deacon. Constituted the meeting with 
prayer. Made choice of Brother Gordon C. Gould; who declined 
accepting the office. But at the request of some of the Brethren 
he consented to consider the subject further; [45] & the meeting 
was adjourned to the la.st Tuesday of the present month immedi- 
ately succeeding the meeting adjourned for the purpose of taking 
further measures on the ca.se of Brother F. ly. Phelps 

Atteft Stephen Crosby 

March 29. Chh met according to adjournment. Opened with 
prayer. Brother F. I,. Phelps having made no communication, 
voted to send him a second Letter of Admonition. Adjourned to 
the day of the next Preparatory Lecture immediately after the 
Lecture. 

Proceeded to the business of the meeting for the purpose of 
choosing [46] a 2nd Deacon. After some conversation on the 
subject Brother Gould signified his acceptance of the office; & the 
meeting was adjourned to the day of the next Preparatory Lec- 
ture, one hour previous to the Lecture for the purpose of con- 
secrating Brother Gould to the office of Deacon by solemn prayer. 
Closed with prayer. 

Atteft Stephen Crosby 

May 27. After the preparatory lecture which had been post- 
poned to this day there being no time for the consecration of 
Brother G. C. Gould to the office of Deacon the selemnity was 
defered to next sabbath. 

Atteft Stephen Crosby 

[47] May 29. Chh tarried after divine service; & Brother G. 
C. Gould was inducted into the office of Deac. by prayer. 

Atteft S. Crosby 

June 5. Chh tarried after divine service according to previous 
notice. The case of Brother F. L. Phelps which had been neg- 
lected on the day of the Last Preparatory Lecture, was brought 
before the chh; & after .solemn prayer to God for direction, it was 
voted that he be formally excommunicated. Closed with prayer 
for Brother Phelps' repentance 

Atteft S. Crosby 



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[48] Aug. 7. Chh tarried after divine service. At the re- 
quest of Mrs. Charles Washburn voted, that she be recommended 
to the North chh. in Hartford, as having had a regular standing 
in this chh at the time she removed to Hartford. 

Atteft S. Crosby. 

Sept. 18. Chh tarried after divine service A letter having 
been received from the Moderator of Hartford N. Consociation 
requesting this chh to send a Delegate to the meeting of said 
Consciation in Simsbury the 27th instant, appointed Brother 
Joel Clark. 

Atteft S. Crosby 

[49] 1832 Jan. 25. Chh met according to previous notice. 
The meeting was constituted with prayer. The Pastor having 
requested the chh to unite with him in convining a mutual 
Ecclesiastical Council for the purpose of effecting his dismission, 
the following resolution was passed: 

Resolved That this chh exceedingly regret the necefsity of 
uniting with their Pastor in convining a mutual Council for the 
purpose of dissolving his connection with this people; and they 
consent to this measure only at his special request. 

[50] Voted to appoint a Committee to represent the chh. in 
the contemplated Council. Appointed Brother Appleton Robbins 
& Deacons Skinner & Gould. Voted to invite the Council to 
convene on Monday 30th of Jan'y instant at 10 o'clock A. M. at 
the Meeting house. 

It was agreed by the Pastor & the chh. to invite the chhs in 
Windsor, Simsbury, Wintonbury, Hartford North and Suffield. 
Adjourned sine die. 

Atteft S. Crosby 

[51] Mr. Crosby was dismifsid 31, Jan^ 1832. Mr. Crosby 
removed from this place to Penn Yan N. Y. where he resided 
three or four years. He afterwards rec'' a call to settle in Green- 
ville, a village in Norwich Conn. In this place he labored for 
Several Months, when he was laid by by sickuefs and died June 
6, 1838. A truly good man, and an able & devoted minister 

Testatm D. H. 

[53] 1832 Rev'' Daniel Hemenway commenced preaching to 
this Chh and Society on the 3'^ Sab. in April. 

May 17. At a church meeting holden on this day Voted that 
we give the Rev'' Daniel Hemenway an invitation to accept the 
pastoral charge of the church in this Society. 

Test Joseph Cornish Jr Clerk 

The Society having concurred with the Church in the above 
vote, the following is Mr Hemenways answer 

To the Church and Ecclesiastical Society of Turkey Hills. 
Brethern and friends 

Your request that I settle with you in the gospel [54] 
Ministry has now been some days before me. Upon mature 
and as I trust prayerful deliberation I feel it duty to comply 



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with your request and I do hereby signify my Comphence. 
The relation which we are about to afsume to each other involves 
weighty responsibilities and takes fast hold of eternal things. In 
coming among you my object is if my heart does not decive me, 
the promotion of your Spiritual interests. I do confidently rely 
upon your hearty cooperation in all measures calculated to ad- 
vance the glory of Christ in the Salvation of Souls among you 
and pray that our connexion here may be a preparation for a 
nearer and more happy union in heaven. 

[55] Wishing you all spiritual blefsings I am very respect- 
fully and very affectionately yours. D. Hemenway 
Norwich June i, 1832 

At a subsequent meeting of the chh Dea H. Skinner and 
Brothers Walter Thrall & Justus Stevens were appointed a com- 
mittee to unite with a committee of the Society in fixing the day 
and making the arrangements for Installation. 

Tuesday the 3'^ of July was fixed as the day of Installation 
when a council convened consisting of the churches in Suffield, 
Windsor, Wintonbury, Simsbury Salmon Brook and Dan vers 
Mafs. 

[56] After the usual examination of the candidate the council 
voted to proceed to the Installation and that the Services be per- 
formed by the following persons. 

Rev"^ Mr Coules of Danvers Mafs make the first prayer. 
" Mr Nash of Wintonbury preach the Sermon. 
" Mr Mclycan of Simsbury make the Installing prayer. 
" Mr Rowland of Windsor give the Charge. 
' ' Mr Robinson of Sufheld offer the right hand of fellowship. 
" Mr Porter of Salmon Brook make the Last prayer. 

[57] 1832 June 3. Church this day voted to give to Dea 
Gurdon C. Gould and wife a letter of dismifsion and recommenda- 
tion to a council to be convened for the purpose of constituting 
a church at Collinsville Conn. 

July 29. This day, Church voted to grant the request of Sister 
Julia Crosby to be dismifsed from her particular relation to this 
church and recommended to the Presbyterian chh in Penn Yan 
N. Y. Attest D. Hemenway. 

Sept 23. Chh. Appointed Dea. H. Skinner a delegate to attend 
the Consociation to be holden at Hartford North chh on Tuesday 
25 inst. Attest D Henenway Past 

[58] 1832 Oct 14 This day Dorothy Griffin was propounded 
for Admifsion to the fellowship of the Church. 

Attest. D. Hemenway 

Nov. 9. This day appointed Bro. A. Robbins delegate and 
Dea. H. Skinner his substitute to attend a council to be convened 
at Tariffville to organise a church. 

Attest. D Hemenway, Past. 

Nov. 1 1 . Mrs Griffin rec*" to chh. 



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Dec. 1 6. This day Elisabeth Phelps and vSarah H Field were 
propounded for adniifsion to the coninninion of this chh. 

Dec. 23 Church appointed l)ro. Joel Clark a delegate to attend 
a council to be convened at vSalnion Brook for the Disniifsion of 
Rev^' Isaac Porter At D H. Past. 

[59] 1833 Jan^ 6. The persons propounded above were this 
day rec'' to the communion of the chh. 

Attest. D. H. Past. 

April 7. Church today made choice of Bro. Samuel Woodruff 

to attend as delegate a council to be convened at Windsor Locks 

on Wed>' 10"' inst. to take into con.sideration the expediency of 

constituting a chh; and, if judged expedent to organize the same. 

Attest. D. Hemenway Past 
July 28. Gurdon C. Gould and wife were rec'' to the fellow- 
ship of this chh by letter from the church in CoUinsville 

At. D. Hemenway. Past. 
Aug. II. Chh appointed Bro. G. C. Gould a delegate to a 
council to be convened in Salmon Brook, on Tuesday, 20 in.st. for 
the purpose of Installing Rev. Chs Bentley Pastor of the chh in 
said place D. Hemenway Past 

[60] 1833 Aug. 25. This day notified a meeting of the chh 
to be holden on Friday the 30 inst to take into consideration the 
subject of choosing a deacon in the place of Dea G. C. Gould 
whose office became vacated by his removal from us and connec- 
tion with another chh. 

Attest D Hemenway Past 
Aug. 30. This day church tarried after Preparatory Lecture 
according to the above notice and made choice of Bro. Gurdon C. 
Gould to officiate again as Deacon. 

Attest. D Hemenway Past 
vSept. 15. Mrs Mary Chapin and Mrs Susannah Bodwell were 
to day rec'' to the communion of this chh by letter from the chh 
in Simsbury 

Sister Martha Soper was recommended [61] to the fellowship 
of any sister Church where providence might cast her lot. 

Attest. D Hemenway Past 
Dec. 15 Eliza Phelps a sister in this chh was at her request 
dismif.sed and recommended to the North Chh in Hartford. 

Attest. D Hemenway. Past 
1834 March 2'^ Melif.sa Phelps a .sister in this Chh was at her 
request dismifsed and recommend to the North Chh in Hartford. 

Attest. D Hemenway Past 
Ap. 20. Susannah Bodwell and Mary Chapin were dismif.sed 
and recommended to the Chh in Simsbury and Bet.sey Ann 
Griffin to the Church in Salmon Brook. 

Attest D Hemenway Past 
August 31. Church made choice of Bro Joseph Cornish as 
delegate to the Con.sociation to Meet at East Windsor 18 Sept 

Attest D Hemenway Past 



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[62] 1834 Sept. 26. At a church meeting duly warned and 
holden at the School room at 3 oclk this da3^ A complaint was 
brot by Dea. G. C. Gould against Bro. Roswell H. Phelps, of 
neglecting & abusing his wife. (See complaint on file) 

Voted that this meeting be adjourned to Thursday the 2'' day 
of Oct next, 2 oclk P. M. at the same place, and that the 
Moderator cite Bro. Phelps to be present and answer to the 
charges brot against him. 

Attest. D Hemenway Past. 

Sept 28. Church voted to give Bro. Jas C. Carter and wife a 
letter of recommendation to the Church in Genoa (?) Ohio 

Attest. D Hemenway Past 

[63] 1834 Oct. 2. Church met according to adjournment 
and meeting opened by prayer. Bro. Phelps was present, pleaded 
not guilt}' to the charges alledged against him and requested that 
Bro. S. Woodruff be permitted to act as his advocate. 

Proceeded to hear the testimony in support of the charges and 
at a late hour adjourned to meet again at the same place at 6 o'clk 
on Thursday eve'-' 9*'' instant. 

Attest D Hemenway Pastor 

Oct. 9. Church met according to adjournment Meeting opened 
by pra3'er. Continued the examination of witnefses in support of 
the charges against Bro. Phelps and heard testimony in his defence 
Adjourned to Thursday eve^ 16, Oct 6, oclk 

Attest. D Hemenway Pastor 

Oct 16. Met according to adjournment and meeting opened by 
prayer. Bro Phelps not present. Heard further statements in 
proof of charges against him. 

[64] Church then proceeded to consider the testimony for and 
against the Several charges. 

Voted unanimousl}^ that all the charges had been fully sus- 
tained with the exception of the last clause of the fir.st charge. 
The charges as proved in the opinion of the Church are the fol- 
lowing. 

1. Bro. Phelps has affirmed that he had no affection for his 
wife more than for any other person. 

2. At one time he struck at her with a broom.stick which 
mifsing her head was broken acrofs the chair in which she sat 
and threatened to break more or to use Andirons Shovel and 
tongs if broomsticks failed. 

3. At another time he seized a .stone jug, swung it violently 
over her head, saying "I Swear by the gods I will make you feel 
what you [65] never did feel if it costs me mj^ life. And in the 
course of the conversation said to his wife that "She was worse 
than the devils in hell with much language of a Similar character. 

4. At another time (one morning) he went to the woodpile, 
got a billet of wood, held it over her head in a menacing manner 
and with menacing language compelled her to carry in wood and 
build a fire. 



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5- At different times when so sick that she could not leave 
her bed without suffering, he has left her alone and refused to 
give her that afsistance which she needed. 

6. He has at divers times and in divers manner interrupted 
the peace and happiness of his wife. 

The Sixth charge was substituted by consent of parties in.stead 
of the same number as on file. 

Church voted to adjourn this meeting to Friday [66] 31. Oct. 
immediately after preparatory lecture, and that the pastor inform 
Bro Phelps of this result and request him to be present and make 
the Satisfaction which the gospel requires. 

Attest. D Hemenway Pastor. 

Oct 19 Mar}^ Ann Combs was propounded for admission to 
the chh. D. Hemenway 

Oct. 31. Church tarried after preparatory lecture according to 
adjournment. Bro Phelps was present and made a statement of 
his views and feeling, with respect to the charges proved against 
him. 

Upon which Church voted unanimously that they were not sat- 
isfied with his Confefsion and that the pastor be directed to send 
him a letter of admonition 

Adjourned to Thursday ev', 6 o'clk Nov. 13. 

Attest. D Hemenway Pastor 

[67] 1834 Nov. 2 Mary Ann Combs today rec'' to the fellow- 
ship of the Chh. 

Church tarried after meeting to hear the letter of admonition 
to Bro Phelps. 

Voted that the letter be adopted as the views of the Chh & 
sent. Attest. D. Hemenway Past 

Nov. 13. Church met according to adjournment. Praj^er by 
moderator. 

Bro Phelps not having rendered any satisfaction, Chh voted 
unanimou.sly that the pastor send him a second letter of admoni- 
tion. Adjourned to Friday eve^ 21 Nov. 6. o'clk 

Attest. D Hemenway Past 

Nov, 16 Chh tarried after divine service, heard and approved 
the .second letter of admonition to Bro Phelps. 

Attest D Hemenway Past 

[68] 1834. Nov. 2 1 Church met agreeably to adjournment. 

Prayer by moderator. 

Bro. Phelps being present, repeated in substance the statement 
he had previously made of his views and feelings respecting the 
charges that have been pressd against him After much delibera- 
tion the church voted unanimously that they were not .satisfied 
with the statements and could not regard them as a suitable con- 
fession of his offences. Upon motion, Voted unanimously that 
Brother Roswell H. Phelps be, and that he is hereby excluded 
the privileges of this church. 



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Voted that the pastor prepare a letter of excommunication to 
Mr Phelps to be presented to the church for their approval on 
Monda}' eve^', Dec. i, 1834, to which time this meeting is ad- 
journed. Attest. D. Hemenway Past. 

[69] For continuation of records see page 73 

Deaths. 

r8i6 July 15th. Captain Worthy Thrall. 

do. 1 6th. Widow Thrall. 

Oct. 8th. Milton Thompson Son of Samuel. 

do. 29th. Jesse Moore. 

do, 30th. Wife of Samuel Clark. Total 5 

1817 Jan. i8th. Died Nathaniel Phelps. 
Feb. 2ist Asahel Holcomb Ksq'' aged 96. 

March 6th. Molly Clark died, daughter of Jesse Clark. 

March 14th. A child, son, of Widow Dorothy Phelps, aged 
one year & 10 months 

Do. 22'' An infant of Seth Hays who resides in the parish of 
Salmon Brook. 

[70] March 22d A child aged 5 years of Almon Aldridge. 

Do. 22'^ The Widow Owen, wife of the late Capt. Owen who 
was by profession a baptist. 

June 5th An infant child of Rev. E^ber L. Clark 

August 20th. Cromwell Phelps son of Widow Sarah Phelps 

Do. 21'^ A Child of Elihu Andrus drowned. 

Oct. I*** Alson Hoskins Jun'' died. 

Nov 29th. James L. Moore died. 

Dec 2'' The wife of Capt. Mathew Griswold 

Dec. 30th. Ebenezer Cook died. Total 14 

1818 March nth. Phinehas Newton died. 

March 26th. Died lyura Skinner wife of Roswell Skinner. 
April loth. Died Calvin Holcomb. 

August 23'' Died George N. Gould son of Widow Phebe 
Gould. 

[71] Sept 19th. Died an infant child of Sterling Perkins. 5 

18 19 lyUcina Gay wife of Richard Gay 
March 4th. Widow Pease. 
Oct 12th. Anne Owen died. 

Oct 26th. David Clark died aged 94 years 
Oct. 4tli. Eaura Newton died. 5 

1820 March 15th. a child of Capt. Moses Tibbetts. 
May i4tli Levi Thrall aged 45 years. 

February 27'*' 1823 Deacon Phinehas Stevens aged 73 
[72] 1833' Jany 3. Eleanor Thrall dau. of W T. (Eung 
Fever Oct. 2 ys. 

1 This date appears to be crossed out. 



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1834 Dec. I. At a meeting of chli this eve^^ a letter of ex- 
communication to Roswell H. Phelps was presented and ap- 
proved. Attest D Hemenwa}^ Pas 

Dec. 21. This day Roswell H. Phelps was publicly excom- 
municated. Attest. D Hemenway Past 

[73] 1835 Feby. 22 Chh appointed Dea H. Skinner a dele- 
gate to sit in council, upon the subject of the dismission of Rev. 
Ansel Nash from the chh in Wintonbur}-, to become agent of 
American Ed. Soc. on Tues. 24 Inst. 

D. Hemenway. 

April 19. This day a complaint was presented against Mrs 
Sally Buck, a member of this church, for intemperance, upon 
which it w^as voted that the pastor notify her to appear before 
them at the .school room on Thursday eve'^ the 23'' inst, at Y2 pa.st 
6 oclk to answer to the charges alledged against her 

Attest D Hemenway. Pa.st. 

April 23. Church met according to the above appointment. 
Mrs. Buck not present. 

Proceeded, after prayer, to hear the testimony in support of the 
charges preferred against Mrs Buck. The following were judged 
by the unaminous vote of the brethren to be substanstiated 

1. That in the summer of 1833 she was intoxicated 

2. That she was in the same condition in the month of Octo- 
ber or November 1834. 

3 That she was intoxicated in the month of P'eb-' 1835 

[74] 4 That she was intoxicated again on 4^'' of Ap. 1835 

5. That at sundry other times she has been so much intox- 
icated as to be disqualified for bu.siness. 

Voted that the pastor send her a letter of admonition, and that 
the church meeting be adjourned to the day of preparatory 
Lecture next week. Attest D. Hemenway, Past. 

Ap. 26 This day the draft of a letter of admonition to Mrs. 
Buck was read to the chh and accepted 

D. Hemenw^ay Past. 

May I. Church tarried after preparatory Lecture to receive 
the confefsion of Mrs Buck. She not appearing and making no 
communication the chh voted to send her a .second letter of admo- 
nition, and to adjourn this meeting to the 10"' day of May to give 
her an opportunity to make the satisfaction which the gospel re- 
quires. Attest D Hemenway, Pas. 

[75] 1835- May 17. This day the church paf.sed the follow- 
ing resolution. 

Resolved that Mis Sally Buck be and that she is hereby excom- 
municated from the fellowship of this church, and that tlie pastor 
prepare a letter of excommunication for the approval of the chh. 

Attest. D Hemenway. Past. 

July 12. Church cho.se Dea G. C. Gould a delegate to attend 
a council to be convened in Windsor on Wed^' 15^'' inst for the 



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purpose of dissolving the pastoral relation of Rev. Mr Rowland 
to that chh. & Bro. J Cornish his substitute 

Attest. D Hemenway. Past 
Aug 1 6 Church dismifsed and recommended Mrs Lydia 
Caulkins to Bowery chh city of N. Y. 

At. D Hemenway Pas 
Sept 4. Rec'' to the fellowship of this chh James Judd and 
wife from chh in Southampton Mafs. 

Appointed Doct Hamlin delegate to the N. Consociation of 
Hartford county to meet at South chh Hartford the 15^'' of this 
month [76] and Dea Gould his substitute. 

Attest. D. Hemenway Past 
Oct. 25 Edward Young Gould was this day propounded for 
admifsion to this church. 

Oct. 30 Chh voted to dispense with the rule that candidates 
be propounded two weeks before admifsion in the above case 

Attest D Hemenway Past 
Nov. I. The person above propounded rec'^ to full communion 

Attest D. Hemenway. Past 
1836. March 4. Church appointed Bro. A. Robbius a delegate 
to attend a council to be convened in Windsor on the 8 inst for 
the purpo.se of installing the Rev. Charles Walker over the 
church in that place. 

Attest. D. Hemenway Past. 
March 20. Church voted to dismifs and recommend Sarah 
Phelps a sister in this chh to the North Church in Hartford. 

Attest D Hemenway Past. 
[77] 1836 Sept 3'' Sarah Stevens was this day rec'^ to the 
fellovv.ship of this chh from the 5*'' Cong. chh. in Springfield 
Mafs. 

Church made choice of Bro. Joseph Cornish as Deacon in the 
place of Dea Gurdon C Gould deceasd. 

Bro. Cornish not feeling prepared to accept the office at this 
time, he was requested to take the subject into consideration and 
give in the result at a subsequent meeting of the Chh. 

Attest. D Hemenway Past. 
Sept. 10. Chh made choice of Br. C. Hamlin as delegate to 
Plartford North Con.sociation to meet at E. Avon on Tues. 20. 
inst. and Bro J. Cornish as his substitute. 

Attest D Hemenway Past. 
[78] 1836 Oct. 2'' Chh voted to dismifs Mehitable Bafsett to 
North Chh in Hartford. D Hemenway Past 

Dec. 4. Hannah Brown, Wife of Doct S. W. Brown was rec** 
to the fellowship of this chh upon recommendation from the chh 
in Canton. Attest. D Hemenwa}^ Past 

Dec 30 Brother Cornish signified to the church his acceptance 
of the office of Deacon. 

Attest D Hemenway Past 



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1837 March 16. At a church meeting duly notified and liolden 
at the schooh'ooni under the church this day a complaint was pre- 
sented by Bro J. Clark against Bro. Walter Thrall charging him 
i""^ With an excefsive use of intoxicating drinks so as to discredit 
his christian profefsion and greatly to impair his health 

2"'"y With neglect of family duties. 

3 With disregard of public worship 

4 With falsifying. (See complaint on file. ) 

[79] Whereupon church voted that Deacon Cornish serve Bro 
Thrall with a copy of said complaint and that this meeting be ad- 
journed to Thursday 30"' day of March present, 2. oclk P. M. to 
give him an opportunity to answer to the charges preferred 
against him. Attest. D. Hemenway Past. 

March 30. Church met this day according to adjournment. 
Bro Cornish returned the complaint against Bro. Thrall certify- 
ing that he had been duly serveded with a coj^y. 

Bro. Thrall not being present and having made no conununi- 
cation to the church, after appointing Brothers A. Robbins, J. 
Cornish and A. Hillyer a committee to see certain individuals and 
request their attendance as witnifses before the chh or in case of 
their refusal, to take their testimony, having first notified Bro 
Thrall of the time & place of doing it, voted to defer the further 
consideration of this subject to Thursday the 20"' day of April. 

[80] Church appointed Dea H. Skinner a connnittee to in- 
vestigate the origin of certain reports alTecting the christian 
character of Betsey Clark as sister in this chh and to take such 
measures in reference thereto as the gospel dictates. 

Adjourned the meeting to the 20"' day of April at 2 oclk. P. M. 
at the same place. D. Hemenway Past. 

April 16 Church appointed Bro. A Robbins a delegate to attend 
a council to be convened in Suffield for the purpose of difolving 
the pastoral relation between the Rev. H. Robinson and the i^^ 
Cong, chh in that place if deemed expedient. 

D. Hemenway Past 

April 20. Chh met According to Adjournment. After the 
meeting was opened by prayer, Capt. Thrall not being present 
chh voted to proceed to investigate the truth of the charges [81] 
alledged against him. At this stage a communication was rec'" 
from Capt. Thrall, complaining of a want of information in respect 
to proceedings of the chh in his case. Where upon chh voted to 
adjourn one week and that a recefs of half an hour be now had, 
to enable the pastor to draft an answer to the communication 
named above. After recefs a letter was read in answer to Capt 
Thrall's. (See copy on file) 

Voted that said letter be accepted and forwarded to morrow 

Allen N. M'^I^eau was rec'' to the fellowship of this chh l)y 
letter from chh in Simsbury. 

Meeting closed with Prayer by Dea Skinner 

Attest D Hemenway Past. 



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[82] 1837 April 27 Church met this da}' according to ad- 
journment to consider the complaint made against Bro. Thrall. 
He was present and pleaded not guilty to the charge of intemper- 
ance Whereupon Church proceeded to hear testimony in support 
of this charge. 

The first specification under this general charge was that on 
the 4^'' of June 1836 he was so much under the influence of 
intoxicating drink as to lose his self control and disgrace his 
christian profession. Bro. A Robbins, testified that he saw Bro 
Thrall that day at the meeting house. There was a meeting of 
the Ecclesiastical Society for the purpose of deliberating on the 
subject of selling the slips. Bro Thrall was greatly excited from 
some cause. Could not say that he had been drinking. Doct. 
Hamlin testified that he saw Bro Thrall at the meeting house 
and that he was much excited. He had occasion to do businefs 
with brother Thrall on that day. Saw him [83] attempt to 
compute the contents of a load of wood in which he failed and 
requested him to compute it. Came in contact with his breath 
and was confident he had been drinking spirit of some kind. 
Thinks he could not be mistaken in this. Bro. Cornish testified 
that he saw Bro Thrall and noticed that he was unusually excited 
thot, at the time, that it was occasioned by Spirit of some kind. 

Bro. Hillyer testified that he was at the store after Society's 
meeting. Saw the contest between Bro. Thrall and Alderman 
in which Bro Thrall seized him by the collar. 

The second specification under this general charge was that on 
the 19, or 20, of Jan^' 1837 he was again so much under the 
influence of intoxicating drinks as to be disqualified for businefs. 

Doct Hamlin testified that he was visiting Jane daily at the 
time specified, [84] that he saw brother Thrall in a condition 
that it was very difficult for him to communicate his ideas. Could 
not articulate distinctly, was very dull and sleepy. Appeared 
very different from what he usually does. Mrs. Joab Owen was 
present. Thinks his appearance was the consequence of drinking 
intoxicating drinks. 

Mr. Hemenway testified that he saw brother Thrall in the 
early part of the day, Thursday 19^'' Jan>', he was excited evidently 
then. He saw him again a little after noon and after Doct. Hamlin 
had left, when he was extremely incoherent in his conversation, 
had no control over his feelings. Wept much in talking about 
his situation, was very different in his appearance from what he 
generally is. Had seen him in a similar situation before. His 
whole manner and conversation showed unnatural excitement. 

[85] The third vSpecification under this complaint was that at 
various other times he has indulged himself so immoderately in 
the use of intoxicating drinks as to discredit his christian pro- 
fefsion and impair his health and usefulnefs. 



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Submit Gay testified that she spent 3 weeks at Bro Thralls 
last winter, that she saw him drink no distilled spirit, but that 
he drank cider freely, that she took pains to notice how many 
times the mug was filled on a certain day which was 6 or 8 times, 
that there was no company on that day, that his appearance was 
very different morning and eve^. In the morning when he rose 
was exceedingly feeble and said he could not talk. But after 
some time, he would becom talkative and loud and exceedingly 
troublesome. She has no doubt that it was the effect of cider 
She took particular notice, and thinks she could not be mistaken. 

Mifs Polly Johnson testified that she lived at Capt Thralls 
several months a year or more since [86] She saw Capt Thrall 
drink no distilled spirit & does not know that there was any in 
the house except as she saw a tumbler one day that had had some 
in it. He drank cider some times and when this was the case he 
was very troublesome and noisy. When he did not drink cider 
he was very pleasant. She was knowing to his having drinked 
cider on the day of preparatory lecture in Dec. 1835 and that he 
was the worse for it. 

Bro. Hillyer testified that he had seen Bro Thrall when he 
carried the appearance of intoxication. Saw him one even last 
winter and thot something was the matter, was at his house ^ 
of an hour. Mr Owen and Mrs Clark were present, told Mr. 
Owen after we left the house that something was the matter and 
was afraid it was excefsive drinking. Saw him drink cider that 
eve". 

Bro Robbins testified that Bro Thrall knew his views upon this 
subject. He had often talked with him and told him what he 
thot [87] Bro Cornish testified that he had bia at Bro. T. 
several times within a year or two past when he appeared to be 
under the influence of stimulating clrink. 

The charge of neglecting family duties Bro Thrall admitted to 
be true. 

The charge of delinquency in attending public worship he ad- 
mitted so far as the fact of absence from the house of God is 
concerned, but plead that there was no delinquencj^ on the ground 
that ill health prevented his attendance. 

The fourth charge, is in the following terms, I complain that 
he has been guilty of falsifying or making .statements at variance 
with truth (See page 100) To this charge he pleaded not 
guilty. 

The ground of this charge was stated by the complainant to be 
i""^ That Bro Thrall had told him he had drinked no spirit since 
August of 1835, when uncle Moses mowed for him. Bro Thrall 
denied having said this and as Bro Clark had no testimony to 
substantiate [88] this but his own recollection it was decided that 
it could not be sustained. 



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The second ground upon which the charge of falsifying was 
rested was that Capt Thrall had said he had drunk no ardent 
spirit since June of last year. This Bro Thrall affirmed to be 
true. Whereupon Gaylord Thrall was called upon who testified 
that last September Capt Thrall stopped at his house as he came 
from pigeoning on the plain and said to me. Come let us have 
some Whipporwill. I went and got some brandy and Mr Jef.se 
and he drank. Are you certain it was last Sept? "I am." 

Bro. Clark here adduced the te.stimony of William Andrus 
taken in the presence of Bro Cornish, But as Bro Thrall had 
not been notified of the time and place of taking the testimony 
it was decided that it was not admifsible unlefs Bro Thrall would 
waive his objiction, on that score. He said if he had been noti- 
fied he should not have gone, and if the testimony was now set 
aside with a view to his being present and crofs [89] examining 
witnefs, he should not go to see him that he was a worthlefs 
fellow, that he turned him out of his employment because he 
would get drunk that he could not keep him away from Spirit. 

It was decided upon this declaration of Bro Thrall to hear the 
testimony. 

Chli now Adjourned to Thursday May 11,2. oclk P. M. 

Attest. D. Hemenway, Past. 

The testimony of William Andruss should have been inserted 
previous to the notice of adjournment, and is to this effect That 
he had seen Capt Thrall drink spirit frequently during the sea.son 
of harvesting last year that he had himself drinked from the same 
bottle and that he had poured it into a glafs for him to drink. 

Attest D Hemenway Past. 

1837 M^y II- Church met this da}^ according to adjournment. 
After praj'er pastor read the record of evidence given at the last 
meeting, Bro. Thrall not present. 

Bro Clark stated the result of his enquiries as it respects the 
character of William Andros. 

[90] He had seen sev^eral individuals who have known him 
well for the last two or three years and who agree in saying they 
have not known or heard of his being intemperate and that he is 
a young man of veracity. Doct Hamlin and the Pastor of the 
chh stated the same as the result of some inquiries they had made. 
Bros Skinner and Judd and Hillyer exprefsed their views to the 
same effect from knowledge they had obtained. 

Bro Clark introduced Doct Brown as a witnefs who gave it as 
his opinion that the symptoms of intemperance are as decisive 
and as little liable to be mistaken as those of any disease and that 
the ill health of Capt Thrall was the consequence of intemperate 
drinking, th he might enjoy good health if he would abstain 
entirely from all drinks that produce intoxication. Doct Hamlin 
concurred in this opinion. 



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[gi] The testimony being now gone thro with, the question 
was put upon the several specifications under the first general 
charge and also upon the fourth charge. "Are these charges 
sustained ? ' ' And answered in the Affirmative, not one brother 
dissenting from this opinion. 

Voted that the pastor be requested to prepare a letter of Ad- 
monition to Bro Thrall to be read to the Chh after meeting on 
the Sab. for their approval 

Voted that this meeting stand adjourned to Thursday, June 
i'^' 5 oclk. P. M. Attest, D. Hemenway Past 

Sab. May, 14, 1837. In accordance with the foregoing vote 
of the church the pastor read the form of a letter of Admonition 
to Bro. Thrall which was approved by vote 

Attest D Hemenway Past. 

[92] May 28 Church appointed Bro. Sam' Woodruff dele- 
gate to attend a council to be convened in Windsor on the 30*^'' 
instant for the purpose of dissolving the connection between the 
Rev. Chas Walker and the i Congregational chh in that place 

Attest D Hemenway Pastor 

June I''' 1837. Chh met according to adjournment. Brother 
Thrall being present made sundry remarks in relation to the 
charges proved against him. The brethren exprefsed themselves 
not satisfied with his concefsions. Still deemed it expedient to 
delay giving a second admonition till after another chh meeting 
to be held on Thursday the 20''' of July, at 5. o'clk P. M. 

Church appointed Doct C Hamlin a delegate to attend an ad- 
journd Council to be held in Windsor on Frid'' 2'' day of June for 
the purpose of acting on the request of Mr Walker to be dis- 
mifsed, Bro Woodruff having failed in consequence of indisposi- 
tion. Attest D Hemenway P. 

July 20 Chh met this day and adjourned to Friday August 4, 
1837 Attest. D Hemenway. 

[93] August 4. Church tarried after preparatory lecture 
agreeably to adjournment and voted that the pastor prepare a 
second letter of Admonition to Bro Thrall to be read for approval 
on Sabbath after divine service and that the meeting be adjourned 
to the 25 day of Aug present at 5 o ck P M. 

Attest D Hemenway Past 

Aug. 6. Chh approved a second letter of admonition to Bro. 
Thrall See file. Attest D Hemenway Past. 

Aug. 25. Ch met and adjournd to Friday Sept 8 5. o clock, 
P. M. in consequence of a request of Capt Thrall, he being pre- 
vented to attend the meeting by ill health 

Attest, D. Hemenwa}^ Past. 

Aug 27 Church voted a dismifsion and recommendation for 
Mifs vSarah H. Field, to the north chh in Hartford 

Attest, D. Hemenway Past. 



Sept. 8. The church met this cUiy agreeabl}^ to adjournment. 
After prayer a communication (See file) was read from Capt 
Thrall which was regarded as altogether unsatisfactory. After 
much consultation, the following order was taken. Voted That 
Bro Walter Thrall be and [94] that he is hereby excommunicated 
from the fellowship of this church. 

The pastor was directed to prepare a letter of excommunication 
to be presented at a future Season for the Approval of the Church. 

Chh appointed Dea. H. vSkinner a delegate to attend the An- 
nual Meeting of the Hartford North Consociation at Manchester 
on the 4"' Tuesday of the present Month. 

Attest, D. Hemenway Past. 

Sept 17. This day Mrs. Julia Ann Harger was rec'' to the fel- 
lowship of this church by letter from the Chh in Agawam, West 
Springfield Mafs. 

Chh heard and adopted a letter of excommunication to Capt. 
Walter Thrall. (See file) Attest, D. Hemenway Past 

Dec. 24 Church made choice of Dea J. Cornish as Delegate to 
attend a Council to be convened in Suffield on the 2'' day of Jan^' 
for the purpose of Installing Rev. Mr. Washburn as pastor of the 
I'' Church in Suffield 

Attest D Hemenway Pastor. 

[95] 1838 Jan^', 5. Dea Skinner reported the result of his 
labors with the widow Betsey Clark. Upon which church voted 
that she be continued in good standing. 

Attest. D Hemenway Past. 

Feb^' 25. Lavinia Abi Viets and Mary Adelia Viets were pro- 
pounded for admifsion to the communion of this chh. Sacrament 
deferred one Sab. in order that they may stand propounded the 
usual time before being received to church fellowship. 

Attest, D Hemenway Pa.stor. 

March 1 1 . The persons propounded above were to day rec'' to 
the communion of the chh. Attest D Hemenway Past 

March iS. Allen N. Mclycan was dismifsed and recommended 
to the chh in Simsbury D Hemenway Past 

April 22. Melifsa Harger was propounded for admifsion to the 
communion of this church D Hemenway Past 

May I. The person propounded above was rec'* to the com- 
mion of the chh D Hemenway Past 

June 17 Josiah Smith & wife were today recommended to this 
chh by letter from chh in Winsted 

Mary Adams Hemenway & Sarah Elizabeth Hemenway were 
propounded for admifsion to this church. 

D. Hemenway Past. 

July I. The above named persons were admitted to the chh 

D Hemenway Past 

[96] Sept 14. Bro. Joel Clark was chosen delegate to attend 
the Hartford North Consociation at Enfield on Tuesday 25. Sept. 

D. Hemenway Past 



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Sep. 23. Mis Lydia Butler was dismifsed and recommended 
to the Presbyterian church in Savannah Geo. 

D Hemenway Past 

Oct. 21. James Rollin Viets was propounded a candidate for 
the fellowship of this chh. D Hemenway Past 

Oct. 28. Caroline Maria Gould was propounded a candidate 
for the fellowship of this church. D Hemenway Past 

Nov. 2. Church voted to dispense with the requirins^ candi- 
dates to be propounded two Sab in the case of Mifs Gould 

D Hemenway Past 

Nov The persons above propounded rec' to the chh. 

D H. Past. 

Dec. 9. Chh appointed Dea J. Cornish a delegate to attend a 
council at Salmon Brook on Tuesday 11''' Inst for the purpose of 
deciding the expediency of dismifsing Mr Bently 

D Hemenway P. 

[97] 1839 Jan}' 4 Chh difmif.sed and recommended Edward 
Y Gould to the chh in Yale College. 

D Hemenway Past. 

March i"'' Chh. appointed Dea Jo.seph Cornish delegate to at- 
tend a Second council at Salmon Brook on the 5"' Inst, for the 
purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of dismissing 
Mr Bentley. D Hemenway Past 

April 7 Church dismifsed and recommended Sarah vStevens to 
4"' Cong, chh in Hartford. D Hemenway Past 

Sept 22. Chh appointed Dea H. Skinner a delegate to attend 
a council to be convened in Granby (Salmon Brook) Oct i*"* for 
the purpose of ordaining Mr. Chauncey D. Rice as Pastor of the 
chh in that place. 

And Bro Joel Clark to attend as delegate the Hartford north 
Consociation, at E. Hartford on Tuesday the 24 Inst. 

D Hemenway Past. 

Nov 4 Abraham Tenant and wife were rec'' to the communion 
of this church by letter from the church in Manchester 

D Hemenway P 

[98] 1840. May I. A letter from the chh in New Britain re- 
commending Erastus Hamlin to the care & fellowship of this chh 
was read. And also one from the chh in Burlington recommend- 
ing Maria B. Hamlin his wife. 

June 7 The persons named above rec*^ to the chh 

D Hemenway Past 

Sept 28 Dea. J. Cornish was appointed delegate to attend An- 
nual meeting of Consociation at Salmon Brook Sept 30. 

D Hemenway Past 

Oct II. Dismifsed and recommended Mis Dorothy Cooley to 
Church in Salmon Brook. D Hemenway Past, 

Oct 30, At a meeting of the chh this day upon an application 
of Mrs. Julia Ann Harger to be dismifsed & recommended the 
following letter was adopted. 



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To the chh in Agawam. 
Brethren 

This certefies that Mrs. JuHa Ann Harder is 
a member of this chh in regular standing. With the exception 
of the fact of her leaving her husband two and one half [ggj 
years since we know nothing whatever Avhich would reflect un- 
favorably upon her Christian Character. Of the propriety of that 
step we hav^e as a chh no means by which to judge. If in view 
of the facts in the case which are equall)^ accefsible to you as to 
us, you esteem it a privilege to receive her again to your com- 
communion, her special relation to us will cease upon her being 
so rec**. We request to be informed what action you take upon 
the subject. May wisdom & grace be multiplied unto you. 
By vote of the ch. 

D Hemenway Past 

Nov. 15 Church voted to dismifs Sarah E. Hemenway, she 
having connected herself with the Presbyterian chh Millidgeville, 
Georgia. D Hemenway Past 

[100] 1841. Ap. 30. Church tarried after preparatory lecture 
and adopted unanimously the following order. 

Whereas upon a review of the charges preferred against Walter 
Thrall and acted upon in 1837 the church are of opinion that 
their proceedings with respect to the 4"' charge which is in these 
words: "I complain that he has been guilty of falsifying, or 
making statements at varieuce with truth," were unscriptural, 
inasmuch as he was not admonished according to the rule of the 
gospel with respect to that particular offense. 

Therefore, Resolved that this charge and the proceedings there- 
on be and they are hereby withdrawn and annulled. 

Attest D Hemenway Past 

[loi] 1841 May 14 Dismifsed & recommended Hannah 
Brown to the chh in Collinsville. Josiah Smith & wife and Mary 
Hathaway to become members of a chh in 2'^ Soc Windsor 

D Hemenway Past 

May 30. Church Appointed Dea Hervey Skinner delegate to a 
council called to organize a church in 2'^ EcU Soc in Windsor on 
Wed>' 2'^ June. D Hemenway Past 

June 13 Mrs Imlay B. Viets was recommended to the chh by 
letter from chh in N. Britain 

June 27. Lester Griffin, Jane S. Thrall, Cynthia M. Thrall, 
Mary E. Gould & Miriam W. Hemenway were propounded for 
admifsion to this chh D Hemenway Past. 

July II. The persons named above were rec'' to the com- 
munion of the chh. D Hemenway Pas 

[102] 1 841 July 18. Chh. appointed Doct C. Hamlin Dele- 
gate to attend a council to be convened in Granby (Salmon Brook 
Soc) on the 20 inst for the purpose of dissolving, if deemed expe- 
dient, the pastoral relation between the chh in that place and 
Rev C. D. Rice. D. Hemenway Past. 



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Aug. 29 Dwiglit T. Skinner and wife were propounded for 
admifsion to this chh. D Hemenway Past 

Sept. 12. The persons propounded were rec'' to the connnunion 
of the chh. D Hemenway Past 

Sept 26. Chh made choice of Dea J. Cornish to attend conso- 
ciation at vSuffield on the 28 Inst. D Hemenway 

Oct. 24 Chh dismifsed and reconnnended Roxana TibV)ells to 
the chh in Simsbury D Hemenway P. 

1842 Ap. 10 Chh made choice of Dea J. Cornish to attend as 
delegate a council to be convened in Salmon Brook Ap 19. for the 
purpose of ordaining Mr Warren as pastor of said chh in that 
place D Hemenway Past 

[103] 1842 May I Church voted to dismifs and recommend 
Mary Ann Wilcox to a chh recently constituted in Springfield 
Mafs. Also Sarah Jane Hillyer to the North chh in Hartford. 
Also Mrs Mary A., Mifs Mary A. and Miriam W. Hemenway to 
the chh in Suffield. 

The Pastor having requested the chh to unite with him in 
calling a council to dissolve his pastoral relation, Dea. H. Skin- 
ner and Chester Hamlin were appointed for this purpose 

D Hemenway Past 

May 8 Church voted to dismifs and recommend James S Judd 
& wife to the chh in Southampton, Mafs. 

D Hemenway Past 

[104] At an Ecclesiastical council convened pursuant to letters 
missive from the Church and vSociety in East Granby, at the 
meeting house, June 14*'' 1842, to take into consideration the re- 
quest of their Pastor Rev. Daniel Hemenway, to be dissolved 
from his connection with this people and act as the facts in the 
case should render expedient; there were present 

From the Church in Simsbury, 

Rev Allen McClean 

from church in Suffield 

Rev A. C. Washburn 

Deac. Chas. Sherman, del 

From I"' Church Granby 

Rev. Israel P. Warren 

Broth S. W. Cornwell, del 

Rev. A. McClean was chosen Moderator, & Broth I. P. War- 
ren, Scribe 

[105] Bro. D. Hemenway laid before the Council his request 
for a dissolution of pastoral relation with this church. This re- 
quest was based on an alledged defficiency of pecuniary support. 
Committees of the Church & Society were present & signified 
their accquiescence in the proposed dissolution, testifying more 
over to his faithfulnefs & diligence in the discharge of his pastoral 
duties, & the reluctance of his people to part with him. The 
Council after hearing & considering the cause at length, resolved 



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after Mature deliberation that it is expedient that the pastoral re- 
lation be dissolved & do therefore hereby declare that Rev. Dan' 
Hemenway is releavd from his connection with this Church & 
Society & is recommended [io6] to the Churches of Christ as a 
Minister in good standing & possessing in a high degree the es- 
teem & affection of the Council. They would also, on this occa- 
sion, tender their sympathies to this Church & people; commend- 
ing them for the fidelity & zeal which they have manifested in 
sustaining the institutions of the gospel among them and praying 
that the Great Head of the Church may continue to smile upon 
them, & in his own time grant them a pastor after his own heart. 

By order of the Council I. P. Warren Scribe 

A true copy 

C. Hamlin clerk 

[ill] At a meeting of the Congregational Church in Turkey 
Hills Aug. 7"' 1842. Hervey Skinner was chosen Moderator 
Chester Hamlin Clerk. Meeting opened with prayer by the 
Moderator. 

Voted, unanimously that we unite with the Society in giving a 
Call to the Mr. Jonas B. Clark to the Pastoral Charge of the 
Church of Christ in this place 

Voted That Deac Joseph Cornish & Bro Appleton Robbins be 
a Committee to present the Call to the Mr. J. B Clark & confer 
with him upon the subject. 

[112] Voted, To adjourn to the 19"' inst. 6. P. M. 

C. Hamlin Clerk 

Mr Clark, having signified his acceptance of the above call by 
letter, which letter is on file among Soc' Reccords — 

An Ecclesiastical Council was called, for the purpose of exam- 
ining the Candidate, and if found expedient, to ordain and insti- 
tute him as Pastor over this Church & People. 

Such Council convened Nov i, 1742, and here follows the 
Minutes of said Council. 

At an Ecclesiastical Council convened pursuant to letters mis- 
sive from the Chh & Soc. in E. Granby at their meeting house 
Nov: I, to consider a call given by them to Mr J. Bowen Clarke, 
to become their pastor & if found expedient to ordain him accord- 
ingly. There were present — 

From the Ch. in the Teolog:Instute of Conn: 



[113] 


Rev 


Bennet Tyler D.D. 


Pastor 




Bro: 


W" H. Karner 


Del: 


Simsbury 


Rev 


Allen McLean 


Pastor 


" 


Bro: 


Calvin Barber 


Del: 


Enfield 


Rev. 


PVancis E. Robbins 


Pastor 


" 


Bro: 


Jos: P. Converse 


Del: 


E. Windsor Rev 


Eevi Smith 


Pastor 


" 


Bro: 


E. M. Olcott 


Del: 


Suffield 


Rev 


A. C. Washburn 


Pastor 




Dea 


Cha* Sherman 


Del: 



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Windsor Rev. S. D. Jewett Pastor 

Bro: Jos: H. Haj-den Del: 

Salem St. Ch. | Rev: Jos: H. Towne Pastor 

Boston \ Dea: Henry Clarke Del: 

Granby Rev: I. P. Warren Pastor 

Bro: S. W. Cornwall Del: 

Rev: Dan: Hemenway of Suffield 
Rev: Dr. Tyler was chosen Moderator & Rev. I. P. Warren 
Scribe. Prayer by the moderator. Rev Isaac Porter of Granby 
was invited to sit with the council as corresponding Member Com- 
munications were presentd to the council from the Ch: & Soc: 
certifying the unanimous invitation of each to Mr Clark, to settle 
in the ministry [114] and also his acceptance of the same. 

Testimonials of his Ch'h membership being given & licenshate 
to preach the Gospel, & completion of the regular course of 
studies in the Theo: Institute of Connecticut, the Council pro- 
ceeded to examine him as to his acquaintance with the doctrinal, 
experimental & historical parts of the Christian religion, & also 
as to his own piety & motives in desiring an admission to the 
sacred office 

Thereupon Resolved, unanimously that the Council do approve 
of Mr Clarke as a candidate for the ministry & that we proceed 
to his ordination tomorrow at 11 oclock A. M. 

The Se\'eral parts of the vService to be performed as follows. 
Introd: Prayer by Rev. S. D. Jewett. 

Sermon " Rev. B Tyler D D. 

Consecrating prayer Rev A M'Lean 

Charge Rev Jos: H. Towne 

Right Hand of fellowship Rev Mr. Warren 
Address to the people Rev Mr. Robbins 

Concluding prayer Rev Mr vSmith 

Wed: Nov: 2. Council met according to adjournment & spent 
a .season in pra3'er. At 11 o'clock proceeded to the ordination of 
Mr. Clark according to previous arrangement. 

Bennet Tyler, Moderator I. P. Warren Scribe 
a true Copy. Attest. J. B. Clarke. 

[115] Baptisms. 

1 8 16 August 25th. Drayton child of Apollos G. Hillyer. 
Sarah Annah child of Charles Washburn. 

Jane Skinner child of Walter Thrall. 

1817 May 25th. Dwight Thrall child of Deac Hervey Skinner. 
August 24th. Merintha Hellen child of Eber L. Clark. 

18 1 8 July 5th. A child of Dr. James O. Pond named Harriet 
Lemira. 

July 19th. A child of Asaph I^anders named Asaph 
Oct. 25th Jerusha Griswold wife of Mather G. and her chil- 
dren Mather Ralph and Mary Jeru.sha. 



[ii6] 1819 May 2'' Anson Miron and George Burleigh Sons 
of widow Elanor Holconib were baptised. 

June 27 Esther Maria child of Asaph Landers. 

July nth. Cornelius Newel a child of Mahital)el Bassett. 

1820 Micah and Elisabeth children of Lewis Adise were bap- 
tised. January 30th. 

July 2d. A Child of Dr. James O. Pond named Benjamin 
Franklin. 

A child of Eratas Holcomb named Mary Rose. 

July 1 6th 1826 James Hervey and William Gay Sons of Mrs 
Homer Phelps 

[117] Adults 

1826 August 20 Francis Eoomis Phelps 

Fanny Vadakin 
Cynthia Sheldon 
Eliza Phelps 
Mary Jane Hosmer 

1827 June 24 Were baptised 

Louisa King 
Henry John 
Sophia Fanny 
Rebecca Alvira 
Pluma 
Susan 
Sept. 16 Cynthia Maria Dau. of Walter Thrall. 

1828 July 27 Martha "I -r^ , . r t ^ o^ 1 

C V ( Daughters or Justus Stephns 



Chil. of John Vadakin. 



Chades Oweif 1 ^^"^ ^^ J^^^P^^ ^^"""^^^ J^ 



[118] 1828 July 29. Were baptised 

Catharine Chloe Daughter of Charles T. Hillyer; 
William Ellsworth | Sons of Alford 
George May j Wynchill; 

James Lewis Son of Stephen Crosby. 

1 83 1 June 5 Was baptized 

Julia, Daughter of Stephen Crosby. 

1832 Jan. 29 Was baptised 

Alice Louisa Daughter of Charles T. Hillyer 

1833 Jan^ 6 Elisabeth Phelps "I ^t r r • 

Sarah Howe Field j ^P^" Profefsion. 
[119] Were baptised 

1833 May 20. George Alfred Son of Alfred & Clarifsa 
Maria Winchell, and, George Cowles Son of Danl & Mary A 
Hemenway 

July 20, 1834 Frances Cornelia, daughter of Joseph & Fanny 
Cornish was baptised. 

July 2. Appleton Robbins Son of Chas. T. & Catharine 
Hillyer 



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And Mary Hart, dau. of Chester & Emeline Hamlin 
Nov. 2 Mary Ann Combs upon profefsion 
1837 July 17. Maria Ivlisabetli daug. of Chester and Emeline 
Hamlin 

1838 lyavina Abi Viets ) . r ■ 

Mar. II Mary Adelia Viets } "P«" profefsion. 
May 6 Melifsa Harger upon profefsion 
Nov. 4. James Rollin Viets upon profefsion 
1839. May 5. Mason Cogswell and \ children of S. W. and 

Frances Rose ] Hannah Brown 

July II. 1841 Ivcster GrifRn upon profefsion 
Sept 12 Sarah Skinner " " 

[120] 1841 Oct II Were baptised 
Clara Eliza, Dau. of C. T. & Catharin Hillyer 
Frances Maria Dau. of Alfred & Maria Winchel 
Harriet Cebelia 



T, f Dau. of Roxana Tibbells. 

Roxana j 

Harvey Dwight j ^j^.j ^^ ^ 

Sarah Grace j 

1842 May I. Daniel Egerton, Son of Danl & Mary A Heniin- 
away. 

1843 J^^ly 2'' Mifs B. W. Gardin on the profession of her faith 
in Christ. 

" 9"' Sidny Hezekiah, and Theodesia Son & daugh- 
ter of Oliver and Jane Hayden. 

1844 June 30. Catherin, I,ouisa Griswold, daughter of Ches- 
ter and Eveline Hamlin 

" Owen, son of Oliver and Jane Hayden 

" Margaret Butler, daughter of Dwight T. and 

Sarah Skinner. 
" Helen Rebecca, daughter of J. B. and Ally G. 

Clark. 
[121] 1847 March 9. Catharine Jane, daughter of Oliver 
and Jane O. Hayden 

Dec. 25 Charles Roswell son of Dwight T. and Sarah Skinner 

1848 July 2. Mrs Samuel Clark upon profession 
July 9 Horace Viets son to Eester and E. M. Griffin. 

" " Walter Newton son to Alfred and Jane S. Gay, on 
her account. 

Nov. 5. Samuel A. Clark, upon profession of his faith in 
Christ 
" Mrs. Virgil H. Griswold, upon profession &c. 

1849 May 6. Virgil H. Griswold upon profession of his faith 

in Christ. 

May 8. Chester Goodale, son to Pliny F. and Caroline G. 
Sanborne 

May 12. Charles Griswold son to Pliny F. and Caroline G. 
Sanborne. 



Dec. 2. William Butler son to Virgil and Esther H. Griswold. 

Abby daughter to Oliver and Jane O. Haj^den 

[122] 1849 Dec. 2. Were baptised 

Henry Lafayette^ ^ .0 1 a 1 

T^ • u^ TT7 i"i f Sons to Samuel A. and 

Dwight Wells y TV, .,, ^1 1 

-TT 11 o 1 \ Manila Clark. 

Howell Samuel ) 

1850. Aug. 18. Mrs Lewis Hills was Baptised on the profes- 
sion of her faith in Christ. 

Sept. 29 Were baptised by Rev. D. Hemenway 
Mary Deborah daughter to Dwight T. and Sarah Skinner, also 
Mary Elisabeth daughter to Pliny F. and Caroline G. San- 
borne 

1 85 1 June 29 was baptised Edward Apollos, son to Alfred & 
Jane S. Gay. 

July 6 Mr. Alfred E. Brown was baptised on profession of 
his faith in Christ. 
" lyUcy Pease Gay was baptised on profession of her 

faith in Christ. 
" Also Elvira Louise, daughter to A. E. Brown & wife 

was Baptised. 
[123] 1852 July 4 Mrs. Oliver Clark was baptised on pro- 
fession of her faith in Christ. 

1852 Oct. 3. Was baptised William Owen son to Oliver & 
Jane O. Hayden. 

1853 Feby 20. George Granley vSon of Rev. Plinny F. and 
Caroline M. Sanborne. 

Edward William and Charles Waldo. Children of W". H. 
and Mary Bates. 

Henrietta Forward daughter of Samuel A. and Merilla Clark 
And Wilbert Howard son of Alfred and Jane Gay were Bap- 
tised by Rev. P. F. Sanborne. 

1855 Sept. 2 Jennie Abbie daughter of John J. & Jane 
Viets, & 

John Birthrong & Helen Mary, son & daughter of Ja* R. & 
Cordelia T. Viets were baptised. 

1856 Sept. 19 Fannie Gay daughter of Edwin J. «& Lucy P. 
Darrow was baptised. 

[124] 1856 Nov. 2. Sarah Frances Alderman, adult 

1857. Mch. I. Purlej'-ette Melinda Pinney. Adult 

July 26. Rev. S. Bryant baptised in Tariffville John Sims an 
infant son of a Mr. Lees. 

Aug. 9 Frank Butler an infant Son of Alfred & Jane S. Gay. 

Sept. 6 Henry Rouse, infant son of Ja' R. & Cordelia T. Viets. 

1858 Jan. 3. Charles Horace Clark (adult) 

July 4 Edwin Withrell '\ 

George Washington Boyington >• Adults. 

Benjamin Pinckney Clark ) 

Carroll Jay infant son of John J. & Jane Viets. 



July 25 Harriet Lord infant daughter of Rev. S. & H. W. 
Br3'ant. 

Sept. 5 Jennette Dorothy Owen '\ 

Harriet Louisa Clark > Adults 
Laura Maria Gillette ) 

Sept. 17 Alfred Lyman infant son of Edwin J. & Lucy P. 
Darrow. 

[127] 1843. At a meeting of the Brethren of the church 
Tuesd: eve: 21, Feb, 1843, it was voted. That the 4"' charge 
preferred against Walter Thrall in 1837 should be considered 
null & void, and the rescinding of that charge, if not on record, 
be placed on record by the Pastor. See p: 100. 

March 2'' At a meeting of the Brethren of the Church this 
evening, a conmiunication was rec'd & read from Mr Rosvvell 
H. Phelps, in the which he made suitable acknowledgements of 
past errors and also expressed a desire to re-unite himself to the 
Christian Church in this place. 

[128] Whereupon it was voted Unanimously to that this com- 
munication be considered sufficient, & also voted, that R. H. 
Phelps be again restored to good & regular standing in this 
Christian Church. 

Voted also that the Pastor notify him of said action. 

At the same meeting a communication was read from Walter 
Thrall, signifying his desire to re-unite himself to this Christian 
Church. 

Whereupon it was voted that Mr Walter Thrall, be restored 
again to good & regular Standing, provided he will [129] sub- 
scribe to the confession, he has authorised the Pastor to make to 
the Church. And expresses a desire to be restored. 

Voted that the Pastor wait upon him with this vote. After 
prayer, meeting adj. Attest. J B. Clark. 

[128] March 2'' At this Meeting, the Pastor made known 
to the Brethren present, the confessions Mr. W. Thrall had made 
to him, viz. That the Church were right in admonishing, and 
labouring with him for the Errors Enumerated against him in 
1837, with the Exception of the 4^'' charge, which charge being 
withdrawn and all proceedings with relation to it annulled, he is 
now ready to say, as he has said often before, That he was sorry 
for his Great Error & Sin, and now desires to come back again 
to the fellowship of the Church under my pastoral care. 

Attest. J. B. Clark. 

[129] March 5. At a meeting of the Brethren of the Church 
this day, after mutual consultation, it was voted. That the vote 
relating to Walter Thrall passed on the evening of the 2'' be and 
is rescinded. 

Also Voted. That Mr Walter Thrall be again rec'd to good 
& regular standing to this Christian Church, on the confessions 
he has made to the Pastor, on Condition [130] of his confessing 
his faith, and the renewal of his Covenant obligations. 



The Vote was sent to Mr T. by the hand of Mr Hamlin. 

On the afternoon of to day, it being the IvOrd^ Day, The Church 
renewed their covenant vows. A solemn season 

Brother Walter Thrall & Bro: R. H. Phelps were this day 
rec'd again to our holy conmiunion, confessed their faith, and 
renewed their cov: with the rest of the Church. 

Attest J B. Clark. 

[131] May 5, 1843. After service this afternoon, it being 
prep: Lecture, the Church tarried, and at her own request, Mrs 
ly. A Pratt was dismissed fr: this Church of Christ, and recom- 
mended to the Cong: Ch. in West Grauby, under the Pastoral 
care of the Rev: I. P. Warren. 

Sep: 8 After Prep: Lecture. Brother O. Haydeu was chosen 
a delegate to represent the church, at a Mutual Council to be 
convened on Wed: 13"' inst, 10 oclock, at Windsor, to take into 
consideration the propriety of dismissing the Rev: S. P. Jewett, 
fr: the pastoral charge of the Church and Soc in said place. 

[132] 1843. Sep: 24. After Service this afternoon the Brethren 
of the Church stopped a few moments, for the purpose of choosing 
a Delegate to the Consociation to be convened at Bloomfield on 
Tuesday the 26''' Sep:. Whereupon Broth: Joel Clark was elected. 

Attest. J B. Clark. 

Nov: 3. Prep: Lect: A Letter of Dismission fr: the ist Cong: 
Church in Manchester N. H. & of recommenda of Mrs I. G. 
Clark, to the ist Cong: Ch: in E. Granby Ct:. 

Mrs C. w^as reed. Attest. J. B. Clarke. 

[133] 1845. May: 2''. Prep: Lect: after service the church 
rec'd a certificate of the good and regular standing of Mrs L. M. 
GrifBn from the ist Presby: Church in Warren Trumbull county 
Ohio, and accordingly was rec'd as a member of this Church. 

Attest. J. B. Clarke. 

June 15, 1845 at a regular meeting of this Chh. notified by 
the pastor after divine service, the following communication was 
read. 

"East Grauby June 10, 1845 

"Dear Brethren, 

After a long, painful & as I hope prayerful con- 
sideration of my relations to you as a minister of the New Testa- 
ment & Pastor of this Chh. & [134] Congregation, I have at 
length been compelled to believe, that it is a duty I owe to the 
Chh. of Christ, to this Chh. & Society, my family & myself, 
to send to your hands a resignation of my Pastoral Office. 

The reasons for this decision are mainly the following; viz. 

I. The lamentable indifference that has been, & still is, mani- 
fested by a large part of this community to the maintenance of 
the institutions of the gospel. 

From what I have seen & known, I am persuaded that the 
offerings made to the Altars of God, are not free-will offerings. 



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Consequent upon this indifference there is not only a present 
want of liberal support, but the prospect for a future mainten- 
ance of these institutions, is less hopeful than it otherwise would 
be. 

[135] It is impossible to labor without some reasonable pros- 
pect of success. 

2. The great want of moral courage & energetic action in 
useful «& christian enterprise, the standard of morality is most 
emphatically low among us, so that it has become a proverb, 
"There can no good thing come out of Nazareth," & the people 
love to have it so. 

You need a man, who, by the grace of God shall be enabled to 
raise this standard, the present pastor has failed to do it in any 
satisfactory manner, & can see no sign of an improvement under 
present circumstances. 

3. The want of spiritual union & sympathy among many of 
the members of the chh. & also the want of any one cord that 
binds the parish togather. There are too many [136] separate 
& conflicting interests. You need a minister who shall be able 
to unite you into one blessed brotherhood, the present pastor 
cannot do it. 

4. The state of my health during the summer months obliges 
me to be absent from my charge the hottest of the season, such 
an absence is deleterious to you & and attended with much expense 
& sacrifice to myself & family. You need a Pastor who can re- 
main with you in the summer as well as winter. 

Understanding thus the characteristics of the people of this 
Parish & my own relations to you I cannot conceal the conviction 
that a man of more experience, of different [137] constitution & 
temperament would be more useful among you as a pastor. 

For these reasons I respectfully request you to unite with me 
in calling a Council to advise in the premises. 

To consider the question. Whether under existing circum- 
stances, this connection, that has existed so harmoniously from its 
formation, ought not in Justice to both parties, to be sundered. 

Yours in the Gospel. 

J. B. Clarke. 
A true copy. J. B. Clarke. 

At the solicitation of a committee, chosen to confer with the 
Pastor on the subject under consideration, this paper was with- 
drawn, and the following one was sent in June 23. 

[138] East Granby June 23'' 1845 

Brethren, 

After a deliberation and most .serious consideration of 
my relations to you as a Minister of the N. Test: and Pastor, 

I am compelled to believe, that it is a duty I owe to the Church 
of Christ, This Church & Society to communicate to you, a 
resignation of my Pastoral office. 



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Having made the Character of this people my study, in order 
to meet their wants; and faihng to remove what I consider to be 
the perminent obstacles, to a healthy and perminent advance of 
an enlightened and Bible Christianity, and with but a limited 
prospect of doing this, 

I cannot conceal the conviction that a man of more experience 
& different temperament, would be better adapted, to secure a 
more vigorous action, in giving a proper tone [139] to your 
morals & piety, than the present incumbent. 

The state of my health obliging me to be absent during a large 
part of the summer, strengthens the position, I have thus assumed. 
Therefore, I respectfully request you to unite with me in calling 
a council to advise in the premises. 
To consider the Question 

Whether under existing circumstances, the connection, that 
has existed up to this time, from its formation harmoniously, 
ought not, in Justice to both parties, to be sundered. 

Yours in the Gospel 

J. B. Clarke. 
A true copy. J. B. Clarke. 
[140] June 23'' 1845. At an adjourned meeting of the Church 
to act upon a communication from the Pastor Rev. J. B. Clark. 
Hervey Skinner Moderator 

Voted, To appoint a committee to meet with Mr. Clark & unite 
in selecting & inviting a board to dissolve the connection which 
exists between him & the Church & this people if they think 
expedient 

Voted to appoint Roswell H. Phelps & Joseph Cornish for the 
purpose 

Meeting dis.solved 

Oliver Hayden Clerk pro tern 
Copy C. Hamlin, Clk 
[145] At Ecclesiastical Council convened in the Meeting 
House in East Granby Julj^S*^'' 1845, pursuant to letters missive 
from the Pastor, Rev J. B. Clark & the Con' Church & Society 
in East Granby, consisting of the following persons viz: 
P'rom the Church in Theo. Institute East Windsor 
Rev. B. Tyler D. D. Pastor 
Br. W. Fisk Del. 
From the Church in Enfield 
Rev. F E. Robbins Pastor 
Dea. Jared Brainerd Del. 
From the Church in Sufheld 

Rev. A. C. Washburn Pastor 
Dea. N. C. Warren Del 
From the Church in West Suflield 
Rev. J. W. Sessions Pastor 
Dea. V. Stevens Del. 



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From the Church in Simsbury 
Br. Calvin Barber Del. 

Council organized by choosing Dr Tyler Moderator & Br 
Washburn Scribe. 

[146] Prayer was offered by the Moderator. 

Rev. J. B. Clark presented a letter to the Cotmcil, which he 
had previously presented to the Church & Society of which he is 
pastor, setting forth reasons which induced him to believe that 
his pastoral relation to them ought to be dissolved & requesting 
the Church & Society to unite with him in calling an Ecc^ Coun- 
cil to consider the question, "Whether under existing circum- 
stances the connection now subsisting between the Pastor & 
Church in this place ought not to be sundered." 

The vote of the Church, & vote of the Society, complying with 
tlie request of their Pastor, were presented to the Council. 

The Pastor & the Com. of the Church & vSociety informed the 
Council that it was their understanding & expectation that if the 
Council should decide the question submitted to them in the 
affirmative, that then the Council [147] should dissolve the pas- 
toral connection subsisting between them. 

Mr. Clark & the Com. of the Church & Society made full ver- 
bal statements in relation to the reasons assigned in favor of Mr. 
Clark's dismission. 

The Council were by themselves & after mature & prayerful 
deliberation came to the following Result. 

The Council do not attach importance enough to the reasons 
assigned by Mr. Clark, disconnected with his own feelings, to 
justify them in dissolving his pastoral connection. They believe 
that ordinary trials & obstacles which almost every where exist to 
a greater or less extent form no valid reason for sundering the 
pastoral relation, & the Council moreover believe that had no 
movement towards a dismission been made by Mr. Clark there 
was a fair prospect of luiinterupted harmony between him & this 
people, & of his continued usefulness. We think Br. Clark has 
erred in placing too low an estimate on the extent of his [148] 
influence & usefulness here, & exceedingly regret that he was 
induced to make any motion for a dismission. 

But in view of conclusions to which his mind has been led, & 
the strong conviction expressed by him that he ought to be dis- 
missed, the council believe that the people would be unwilling to 
urge his continuance, & the prospect of his usefulness be greatly 
diminished. He also believes, that a differant location would be 
more favorable to his health, one not requiring so long an absense 
from his people as he has thought indispensable while residing 
here. 

The Council therefore very reluctantly, but unanimously have 
voted that it is expedient that the pastoral relation between Rev. 



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J. B. Clark & this Church & Society be, [149] & the same is 
hereb}' dissolved, the dissolution to take effect from & after the 
first 6ay of August next. 

The Couucil do also hereb}^ recommend Rev. J. B. Clark as a 
faithful efficient, & able minister of the Gospel of Christ, & cor- 
dially recommend him to the Confidence & fellowship of the 
Churches of our Lord Jesus Christ wherever God in his provi- 
dence shall direct his course. 

The Council would also commend this Church & Society to the 
Great Head of the Church, praying that they may not be weary 
in well doing, nor faint under difficulties & discouragements 
which may fall to their lot, that may soon be blessed with another 
undershepard placed over them in the Lord & that spiritualy 
they may be like a city set on a [150] hill that cannot be hid. 
And may grace mercy and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be in 
them & abound «& in us all. evermore. 

Prayer was offered by Br. Robbins. 

Council dissolved. 

A true copy. J. B. Clarke. 

[151] Pliny F. Sanborne commenced preaching to this church 
and Society on the 12th day of Oct. 1845 being the 2nd Sabbath 
of the month. 

March 8^'' 1846. At a church meeting Herve}^ Skinner was 
chosen Moderator C. Hamlin Clerk 

Voted, That we give Mr Pliny F. Sanborn a call to settle as 
pastor over this Church & congregation. 

Voted, to appoint a committee of three to unite with the Com- 
mittee of the Society in presenting the call. 

Joseph Cornish, Walter Thrall Hervej' Skinner were appointed 
on the Committee 

Voted adjurn to Wed. 11"' inst 6}^ P M. 

Test, C. Hamlin, Clerk 

[152] March 11"' 1846 Meeting according to adjournment, 
no business before the meeting Dissolved. 

Test, C. Hamlin, Clerk 

April 29"' 1846. In compliance with an invitation by letters 
missiv^e from the Church of Christ in East Granby, an Ecclesias- 
tical Couucil assembled this day to consider the expediency of 
ordaining Mr Pliny F. Sanborn over them in the Gospel Ministry. 

There were present from the Church in the Theological Insti- 
tute of Connecticut Rev Ben net Tyler D. D. Pastor, From the 
Church in Simsbury Rev. Allen McLean Pastor, Brother [153] 
Rufus Tuller, Delegate, From the Church in Windsor Rev. T. A. 
Leete, Pastor, Brother S. W. Mills, Delegate, From the 2'' Church 
in Windsor, Rev. C. B. Everest Stated supply Deac. J. Smith 
Delegate, From the Church at Windsor Locks Rev. S. H. Allen, 
Pastor Brother Harris Haskel Delegate, From the Church in 



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vSuffield, Rev. A. C. Washburn Pastor, Deca J. A. King Delegate 
From the Church in West Suffield Rev. J. W. Sessions, Pastor 
Brother Theodore King, Delegate. 

From Lynn Mas. Rev. J. B. Clark From Suffield Rev. Henry 
Robinson without Charge, Rev. Mr. Hall from Egremont Mass, 
& Rev. Mr Barber Agent for the Protestant Society being present 
were invited to sit as corresponding Members. 

The Council was organized [154] by choosing Rev. Dr. Tyler 
Moderator «& Rev. J. W. Sessions, Scribe 

On the Council being organized was opened by prayer by the 
Moderator. 

The doings of the Church & Society in extending a call to M'' 
Pliny F. vSanborn, to become their Pastor & his acceptance of the 
same were read, by which it appeared that the Church & Society 
had extended a unanimous call to M'' Sanborn to become their 
Pastor & that he had accepted the call. The pastor elect then 
presented his certificate of license to preach the Gospel, & his 
regular standing in the Christian Church; Whereupon it was. 

Voted, That all things are regular [155] and that we are now 
ready to proceed to the examination of the Candidate. 

After an examination of the Pastor elect in reference to his 
views in Theology, & pastoral duties & also in reference to his 
Christian experience, & his motives for entering the Gospel Min- 
istry; It was Voted unanimously, that we are satisfied with the 
examination & that we are ready to proceed to the ordination. 

It was then Voted That the public exercises of ordination 
commence & at two oclock in the afternoon, & that the following 
be the order of the exercises. 

Invocation & reading the Scriptures by Rev. Mr. L,eete, Prayer 
by Rev. Mr Robinson, Sermon by Rev. Mr. Clark. 

[156] Ordaining prayer by Rev. Mr. Everest. 

Charge to the Pastor elect by Rev Dr. Tyler. 

Right hand fellowship by Rev. Mr. Allen. 

Address to the People by Rev. Mr. Washburn. 

Concluding Prayer by Rev. Mr. Hall of Egremont Mass 

Benediction by the Pastor 

Adjourned to two oclock 

At two oclock the Council came together & the above Parts 
were performed. Attest J. W. Sessions, Scribe 

A true Copy C. HamHn, Clerk 

[157] 1846 Sept 5. Prep Lecture. After Service Bro. Oliver 
Hayden was chosen delegate to attend the Hartford North Con- 
sociation at Windsor ist church on Tuesday 29, Sept. 

P. F. Sanborn Pastor 

Sept. 20. After service the church appointed Bro Chester 
Hamlin as delegate to attend a council to be convened in East 
Hartland to the 24th Inst for the purpose of installing Mr. 
Nelson Scott over the church in that place. 

Attest P. F. Sanborn Pastor 



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1847 March 6. Mrs A. G. Clark a sister in this church \vas 
at her request dismissed and recommended to the Church of 
Christ in Swampscot (Ivynn) Mass 

Attest P. F. S. Pastor. 

1847 July 4. Mrs Sarah Phelps & Almira Phelps were this 
da}' received to the fellowship of this church from the North 
Church Hartford Also 

[158] Mrs. William Bates was received to the communion 
and fellowship of this church from the Church in West Suffield, 
Also 

Mrs Pliny F. vSanborne from the church in South Egremont 
Ms. Pliny F. Sanborne Pastor 

1848 June 16. At a regular church prayer meeting this day. 
Mrs, Samuel Clark, Mrs. Oliver H. Hayden & Miss Annie B. 
Crane presented themselves as candidates for admission to the 
church. A brief examination was entered into as to the grounds 
of their hopes in Christ and their views of doctrines. After which 
it was proposed by Br. Cornish that they be propounded the 
coming sabbath. Attest P. F. Sanborne Pastor. 

June 18. The above named persons were propounded for ad- 
mission to this church Attest P. F. S. 

[159] 1848 June 30. After Preparatory Lecture the church 
tarried and on the recommendation of the Pastor It was unani- 
mously voted that the Creed & covenant of this church be revised 
so as not to alter any of its sentiments but to set it forth in some- 
what different language. A copy of it will be found on the 193 
& following pages of this book. 

Attest P. F. Sanborne Pastor. 

July 2, 1848 Mrs. Samuel Clark, Mrs Oliver Ha}' den and 
Miss Anne B. Crane were this day received to full communion 
in this church. P. F. Sanborne Pastor 

Aug. 18. Mrs Zeruiah Eewis a sister in this church was at 
her request recommended to membership with the vSouth Congreg'l 
church in Hartford. Attest P. F. S. Pastor 

Sept. 22. At a regular church meeting Deac. Skinner was 
chosen delegate to the Hartford North Consociation to be holden 
at Simsbury on the 26 & 27 Inst. 

Attest P. F. Sanborne Pastor 

[160] Oct. 13, 1848 At a regular church meeting this day 
Mr. Samuel A. Clark & Mrs Virgil H. Griswold presented them- 
selves as candidates for church membership. After a brief 
examination of their religious views and hopes it was proposed 
that they be propounded for admission. 

Oct. 15, 1848. Samuel A. Clark & Mrs. Virgil H. Griswold 
were this day propounded for admission to this church 

Attest P. F. S. Pastor 

Nov. 5, 1848 Samuel A. Clark & Mrs Virgil H. Griswold 
were this day received to full communion in this Church 

Attest P. F. S. Pastor. 



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April 13, 1849. At a regular church Meeting this daj^ Mr. 
Virgil Griswold presented himself desiring to unite with the 
church. After an interesting examination as to his Christian 
experience and religious views it was deemed proper to propound 
him for admission. 

[161] May 4, 1849 At a church lyccture this day held Bro. 
Chester Hamlin was appointed delegate to attend a council to be 
held in Bloomfield for the purpose of taking into consideration 
the expediency of dissolving the relation now existing between 
the Rev. A. C. Raymond & the Ch & people in that place. 

Attest P. F. vSanborne Pastor. 

May 6, 1849. Virgil H. Griswold was this day received into 
full communion in this church. 

Attest, P. F. vS. Pastor 

Sept. 23, 1849. Church tarried after Divine Service and chose 
Br. Jas. R. Viets delegate to Consociation Hartford North to be 
holden in Bristol on tlie 25 & 26 of the present month 

P. F. Sanborne 

Oct. 5, 1S49. This day a complaint was presented against 
Mrs. Betsey vStannard, a member of this church for intemperance, 
whereupon it was voted that a Committee be raised to visit the 
said Mrs. S. and confer on the subject and report to this church 
the result of their interview. Deac Cornish & Br Oliver Hayden 
were appointed on that Committee. 

Attest P. F. Sanborne 

[162] 1849 Nov. 2. After preparatory lecture this day held the 
church tarried for business. The committee on the case of Mrs. 
Stannard reported the result of their interview with her, in which 
she denied the complaint preferred against her. Whereupon it 
was voted that the same Committee be reappointed to investigate 
the subject still further, also to present to the church in writing 
the articles of complaint at their next meeting also to see that 
Mrs Stannard has a copy of the same and is cited to appear be- 
fore the church to answer to the articles of Complaint. 

Attest P. F. Sanborne Pastor 

Dec. 7. The Committee on the case of Mrs. Stannard pre- 
sented to the church in writing the articles of complaint against 
said Stannard (see paper on file), though the necessary ab.sence 
of Mrs. S. the church voted to adjourn this meeting until a con- 
venient time for Mrs. S. to be present, also voted to add the 
Pastor to the above committee and that said Committee prepare 
[163] a confession and pledge for Mrs. S. to subscribe to against 
the time of next meeting. Attest P. F. vSanborne 

1850 January 5. After preparatory lecture, the church tarried 
when the Committee on the case of Mrs. Stannard reported that 
they had prepared a confession and pledge for Mrs S. to sign, 
which paper (see paper on file) she signed on the 19th of Dec 
last. The paper was read to the church and it with the doings 
of the Committee was unanimously approved. 



Voted that this committee still be employed to request the 
presence of Mrs. S. to one of their meetings and there publicly 
attest her sincerity in signing the pledge to abstain from intoxi- 
cating drinks. Attest P. F. vSanborne. 

March 22. At a meeting of the church this held by regular 
appointment, the Committee on the case of Mrs. Stannard [164] 
reported that having repeatedly heard that Mrs. S. had broken 
her pledge by the use of intoxicating drinks and also one of said 
Committee had seen her at her own house greatly intoxicated. 
vSaid committee called upon Mrs. S. on Tuesday last and learned 
from her own lips that she had broken her pledge repeatedly and on 
being cited to appear before the church to answer for her offences, 
deliberately said that she should never come before them and 
was willing that the church should take such action as they 
pleased on her case. Whereupon after due deliberation the fol- 
lowing votes were passed 

I St that we are now ready for a final decision of the matter 
on hand. 

2. It is the opinion of this church that the charges preferred 
against [165] Mrs. Stannard have been fully sustained. 

3. That as a church we now withdraw our watch and fellow- 
ship from her and no longer consider her as one of our number. 

4. That the pastor furnish Mrs. S. with a copy of our doings 
this day. Attest P. F. Sanborne 

May 3rd 1850. After Preparatory Lecture this da}^ Br. Joel 
Clark was chosen to attend (ad delegate from this church together 
with the pastor) a council to be convened in Simsbury on the 14 & 
15 Inst, for the purpose of ordaining and installing Mr. Sam'lT. 
Richards as colleage pastor with the Rev. Allen McL,ean over the 
church in that place. 

Attest P. F. Sanborne Pastor 

[166] 1850 June 9. Church tarried after Divine Service and 
appointed Br. Jas. Rollin Viets to attend as delegate with the 
pastor a council to be convened in West Hartland on the 13 Inst 
for the purpose of setting apart Mr. Charles G. Goddard to the 
work of the gospel ministry in that place. 

Attest P. F. Sanborne, Pastor 

July 26. At a Church Meeting this day held Mrs Lewis Hills 
was present as candidate for Church membership. After an ex- 
amination of her religious views and Christian experience, the 
church expressed themselves satisfied. 

P. F. Sanborne 

Aug. 4. Mrs. Lewis Hills was this day propounded for ad- 
mission to the church. P. F. S. 

Aug. 18. Mrs. Lewis Hills was this day baptised and admitted 
to the privileges and fellowship of this church. 

Attest, P. F. S. 

[167] Sept. 8. The church this day appointed Br Cornish as 



their delegate to Hartford North Consociation to be holden in 
Canton the 24th Inst. Attest P. F. Sanborne 

Oct. 13, 1850 Church stayed after worsliip and chose Br Jnstus 
R. Stevens as delegate to a council to be convened in Granby on 
the 16 Inst, for the purpose of Installing Rev Caleb J. Page over 
the church in that place. 

P. F. Sanborne Pastor 

Oct. 25, 1850 At a Church meeting this day held, Br. Abra- 
ham Tenant (concerning whom various ill reports of the nature 
of trespass have for several weeks been in circulation) was present 
and being questioned with regard to them made the following 
statements. " That some six weeks since being in want of a stick 
of timber for building purposes, went with his boy on to his wood- 
lot [168] on the plain to obtain one but not finding a suitable 
tree returned upon land owned by Mr. Pomroy of Suffield and 
there seeing a fit tree, cut it, and conve3'ed it to his home with 
the express intention of soon seeing Mr P. and settling with him 
for it. He also stated (in harmony with the ill reports) that he 
drew the top of said tree to a hollow at a distance and conveyed 
the "butt stick" onto his own land a few rods distant, and 
withal attempted to conceal the stump with leaves and brush- 
wood. The motive assigned by Mr. Tenant for thus doing was a 
concealment from enemies whom he feared would discover his 
doings before he should have opportunity to see Mr. Pomroy. 
Three weeks elapsed after he had taken the stick without having 
seen Mr. P. (rea.son a.ssigned was the pressure of other business) 
when Mr. P. came to his house and charged him with trespass 
&c, he invited him in [169] and settled the matter with Mr. 
Pomroy. He expressed the sentiment that he should never have 
done as he did, had he known the trouble it has caused, also that 
he intended no wrong in the matter but surely proposed to make 
it right with Mr. P. Another reason offered by Mr. T. was 
nearly as follows. "Some three years since I cut a Chestnut 
tree, nearly on the bounds between my land & Mr. Pomroy's 
supposing it clearly mine, and carried the same home with the 
exception of the butt stick, and on going a day or two afterward 
for said "butt" found that Mr. P. had been and taken it claiming 
it as his own. I have felt since that time wronged by Mr. P. and 
took the liberty I have lately taken sooner on Mr. P.'s land than 
I should on any other mans. ' ' 

The brethren questioned him minutely and endeavored to as- 
certain all the facts in the [170] ca.se. Among the inquiries it 
was asked. Did you (as has been reported) deny cutting said tree 
on Mr. Pomroy's land, when Mr. P. first came to your house 
charging you with the same ? I did not. Several of my enemies 
were pre.sent and I evaded their assertions by saying "there are 
other trees on the plain beside Mr. P.'s and other language to 
that effect. I did not deny it." At this period the church wished 



to be by themselves and Mr. Tennaut left. It was then voted 
after some remarks by the brethren present 

That we are not prepared to justify Br. Tennants conduct but 
desire further investigation. 

Br. Oliver Hayden was then chosen to ascertain more in rela- 
tion to the matter and report at a future meeting 

Attest P. F. Sanborn Pastor 

[171] Nov. 15, 1850 At a church meeting regularly called 
and this day held for business, it was announced by the pastor 
that the first item of business would be a choice of Deacon to 
supply the place of Deac Skinner who died 18 mos. since. 

After prayer for the Divine Guidance and aid offered by Deac. 
Cornish. A balloting was taken. The result of which was 
nearly an equal division of votes for three of the brethren, when 
it was thought best that a farther balloting be deferred four 
weeks. 

The next business was the case of Br. Tennant. Br. Hayden 
was called upon to report. He stated that he had called on Mr. 
Pomroy and questioned him at length. Mr. P. said that Mr. 
Tennant denied at first having cut the tree on his land (at the 
time he, said Pomroy called on him) but after going into his 
house confessed [172] it and settled with him for the damage. 
An hour was now spent in conference discussing the matter in its 
various bearings and ascertaining all the light on the subject, to 
discover if possible the moral character of Br. T. taking the facts 
in the case and his interpretation of his conduct into consideration 
and also to learn the duty of the church towards him. 

The church were not satisfied with his doings and voted to 
choose two of their number as a Committee to visit Br. Tennant 
and confer with him on his wrong doing, and if possible convict 
him of his sin and lead him to repentance for the same. Brethren 
J. Cornish & O. Hayden were appointed that committee. Meet- 
ing adjourned to Friday [173] evening Nov. 29 to hear the report 
of their committee. Attest P. F. Sauborue Pastor 

Nov. 29 Church met as adjourned. The committee on the 
case of Br. Tenant reported, and stated that Br. T. acknowledged 
that he had done wrong and they had the impression he felt dif- 
ferently on the subject and was ready to seek the forgiveness of 
the Church. Br. Tenant being present, the meeting took a social 
turn. Various questions were put by the church to him which 
he answered (touching the evil of his transactions) and many 
things were said in a kind spirit showing the heinousness of his 
sin in the eyes of wicked men as well as in the sight of God. Br. 
Tenant while he confessed that he had done wrong, still main- 
tained that it was unintentional. He desired the church to for- 
give him and left himself in their hands. After he left. The 
church expressed themselves unanimously that his conduct and 
his interpretation of it appeared incon.sistent, [174] fears were 



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expressed that he had not told the whole truth, but as we cannot 
judge of motiv^es and Br. T. confesses that all his transactions in 
the matter carr}- the appearance of evil and asks our forgiveness, 
we are bound to exercise charity in his case. It was voted that 
the Pastor prepare in writing such a confession as Br. Tenant 
ought to subscribe to in the case and seek his signature and pre- 
sent such writing before the church for their acceptance. Voted 
to adjourn two weeks from this time & place. 

Attest P. F. S. Pastor. 

Dec. 13, 1850 Church met as adjourned. The pastor reported 
his preparation of a confession and that after showing it to several 
members of the church he presented it to Br. Tenant for his sig- 
nature and Br. Tenant readily subscribed his name to the same. 
[175] Said paper (which see on file) was called for and read. A 
unaminous vote was passed b}' those present accepting the report 
and also Br. T.s Confession and that Br. T. now is in good & 
regular standing with this church. The meeting was changed to 
one of prayer. Attest. P. F, Sanborne 

1 85 1 January 17. At a Church meeting this day held by 
regular appointment Bro. Virgil H. Griswold was unaminously 
chosen Deacon in the room of Deac. Skinner deceased. 

Br. Joel Clark was chosen delegate to a Council to be convened 
in Pwufield on the 22nd Inst, for the purpose of ordaining and in- 
stalling Mr C. A. G. Brigham over the church and Society in 
that place. Attest P. F. S. Pastor. 

Feb. 28. In accordance with a vote of this church pa.ssed at 
their last meeting Brother Virgil H. Griswold was this evening 
set [176] apart to the office of Deacon by prayer and the laying 
on of hands. The exercises of the occasion were as follows 

Sermon by the Pastor on Acts vi, 3 & 4 

Prayer of Consecration with imposition of hands by the Pastor 
& deacons. 

Hand of Fellowship extended by Dea. J. Cornish 

The meeting was one of deep interest and solemnity. 

Attest. P. F. Sanborne 

June 29, 1 85 1 Alfred E. Brown, Mrs. Alfred E. Brown and 
Lucy P. Gay were this day propounded for admission to this 
church. P. P\ S. Pastor. 

July 3. Church voted to dispense with the vote requiring can- 
didates to be propounded two weeks in the case of the three per- 
sons above named. Attest. P. F. Sanborne 

[177] July 6. 1851 Mr. & Mrs. Alfred E. Brown and Lucy 
P. Gay were received to the fellowship and privileges of this 
church. P. F. Sanborne Pastor 

July 20. 1 85 1. Church tarried after Divine Service and made 
choice of Bro. Joel Clark as delegate to a council to be held in 
Suffield for the purpose of considering the expediency of dissolv- 



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iug the relation now existing between Rev. A. C. Washburn & 
the ch & people in that place 

Attest P. F. S. Pastor 

Aug. 3. Melissa Harger a member of this church was at her 
request this day commended to the watch & fellowship of the 2nd 
Church, Windsor P. F. Sanborne Pastor 

Sept. 28. Church tarried after Divine Service and Chose Bro 
Joel Clark as their delegate to Consociation to be held in Collins- 
ville the 30th Inst. Deac. Griswold was chosen as substitute. 
Attest P. F. Sanborne Pastor 

[178] January 3. 1852 Anne B. Crane a member of this 
church was, at her own request recommended to the watch & fel- 
lowship of the church of Christ in Collinsville. 

Attest P. F. S. Pastor 

June 20. Mrs. Oliver Clark (having been previously exam- 
ined) was this day propounded for admission to this church. 

P. F. S. Pastor 

July 4. Mrs. Oliver Clark was this day received to the fellow- 
ship & privileges of this church 

P. F. S. Pastor 

Sept. 5. Mrs. Mary Merrow a member of this church was at 
her own request reccommended to the watch and fellowship of 
the Chapel Street Cong'l Church in New Haven. 

Sept. 26. Church tarried after Devine Service and made choice 
of Br. Samuel A. Clark as their delegate to Consociation to be 
convened in West Hartford the 28 Inst. 

[179] 1852 Nov. 5. By Vote, Mrs. Milton Owen was this day 
received in to Church fellowship from the Cong'l Ch. in West 
Suffield Also Mrs. John Jay Viets from the Cong'l Church in 
Farmington P. F. Sanborne, Pastor 

Nov. 21. Church made choice of Deac. Cornish as delegate to 
a Council to be held in West Suffield the 23 Inst, for the purpose 
of dissolving the relation now existing between Rev. J. W. Ses- 
sions and the church and people in that place. 

Attest P. F. Sanborne Pastor 

1853. January 23. After Divine Service the church and Con- 
gregation tarried by request of the pastor and the following com- 
munication was presented and read. 

To the Congregational Church of Christ and members of the 
Ecclesiastical Society, Turkey Hills 
Brethren and friends 

Your Pastor respectfully [180] and affectionately re- 
quests you to unite with him in calling a Council to advise in the 
circumstances and if thought best dissolve the ministerial relation 
existing between us, and he makes this request for the following 
reasons. 

I. The salary which you have been accustomed to give (and 
which has ever been promptly paid) he npw finds by the in- 



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creased prices of the materials of living to be inadequate to a just 
and liberal support. With the practice of a close economy it 
poorly carries his family through the year without leaving any 
provisions for the future. Your Pastor deems it but justice to 
himself in the morning of life to lay by a little in store against 
the time of sickness and old age. With his present support it is 
impossible to do this and moreover he is unable to furnish his 
library with such books and periodicals as are indispensable for 
the demands made upon him in the preaching of the day. 

II. He is fully persuaded that a change of [i8i] field would 
add to his usefulness as a servant of Christ, and consequently his 
personal happiness. He has lived pleasantly and harmoniously 
in this field now more than seven years but be believes the time 
has come that his labors will be more serviceable in some other 
part of the I^ord's vineyard. 

III. God in his Providence has opened to him a new field 
which he is disposed to enter, should a Council so advice. 

Christian friends — These are my reasons for the above request. 
You have hitherto dealt faithfully and kindly with me and mine 
and it is painful on many accounts to ask leave to break the cords 
that bind us to you. We have no personal complaints towards 
any of this church and parish. My prayers and labors for your 
spiritual good hitherto, are known to you, and here after you will 
have my prayers and best wishes for your happiness in this life, 
and your final [182] blessedness individually in that life which is 
to come. Hoping that you will acquiesce in this request I am 
yours In gospel bonds 

Pliny F. Sanborne 
East Granby Jan'y 22, 1853. 

Feb. 2. At a meeting of the church regularly appointed and 
this day held to consider the communication from the Pastor, 
after much consultation, it was voted to accede to the pastor's 
request and to act in the matter Brs. Joel Clark, Oliver Hayden 
& V. H. Griswold were appointed as a Committee. 

Feb. 8. In pursuance of letters missive from the Cong'l 
church of Christ in East Granby an Ecclesiastical Council met at 
the Congregational Meetinghouse in that place Feb. 8, 1853. 
There were present from the church in 

[183] Windsor, Pastor Rev. T. A. Eeete, Del. Bro. E. M'Call 

Granby " Rev. C. F. Page 

Windsor Locks Rev. S. H. Allen Del. Bro. M. S. Webb 

Simsbury Rev. S.T.Richards, " Bro. M. Ensign 

Council was called to order by Bro. Page. 

Bro. Page was chosen moderator. 

Bro. Richards Scribe. 

Council was opened with prayer by Moderator. 

Communications from Rev. P. F. Sanborne to the church and 
to the society, requesting their concurrence with him in calling 
this council to consider the propriety of dissolving the ministerial 



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connection subsisting between them & statements representing 
their concurrence were presented. 

Explanations were heard from the Pastor, from the church & 
from the society. 

The council having long and carefully considered the various 
statements made, it was unanimously 

Resolved, that the Pastoral relation now existing between Rev. 
P. F. Sanborne [184] and the church and Society of E. Granby 
be and hereby is dissolved. While announcing this result the 
council would say, that they have come to such a decision with 
exceeding reluctance. We sympathize truly and deeply with 
this people in their attachment to their Pastor and their earnest 
desire to retain him among them. As ministers and brethren we 
are grateful to them for the lovely Christian temper manifested 
by them with reference to the proposed removal of a minister so 
much beloved. But though we could have wished to retain him 
with them, we have felt compelled by a sense of dut}' to accede to 
his request and dissolve the existing connection. We gladly 
record the testimony of their Pastor to the kindness with which 
they have ever treated him and their testimony to his faithfulness 
and efficiency as a minister of Christ among them. We do earn- 
estly pray that the Great Head of the church who [185] has 
watched over them heretofore, will still guide and support them, 
give them a good and faithful minister in place of him who is 
now taken from them and strengthen them in all the work of the 
gospel. 

To our brother in Chri.st we tender our warm regard, our sym- 
pathy in the pain of parting with a people whom he loves and by 
whom he is beloved — we pray for his success in the field of his 
future labors; and most cordially and affectionately commend him 
as a Christian and a Gospel minister to all who love our Lord 
Jesus Christ. Caleb F. Page Moderator 

Attest S. T. Richards, Scribe 

Prayer was offered by Br. Eeete and the Council dissolved. 
A true copy. P. F. Sanborne 

Ma 24^^ 1854 Meeting of the Church 

Walter Thrall Moderator 

Meeting opened by Prayer [186] by the Moderator. 

Voted unanimously. 

To invite Rev. J. Ballard of New Ipswich N. Hampshire to 
settle with us in the Gospel Ministry as Pastor over this Church 
& People. 

Meeting dissolved C. Hamlin, Clerk 

1855 Feb. 4"' Made choice of Deacon Jo.seph Cornish as Dele- 
gate & Joel Clark substitute to the Consociation to be convened 
at Enfield on the 20"' inst for the purpo.se of healing the difficul- 
ties existing among the Church & Pastor. C. Hamlin, Clerk 

[187] June 15''' 1855. At a meeting of Church Joel Clark 
Mod^-^ 



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Voted, To give Rev. S. Bryant of Mittenegiie Mass a call to 
settle with us in the Gospel Ministry as Pastor over this Church 
& people. C. Hamlin, Clk 

C. Hamlin M. D. 
Dear Sir, 

The communications from you contain the action 
both of the Church [i88] tS:: Society in this place, in reference to 
extending to me a call to settle with you as Pastor have been re- 
ceived and seriously & prayerfully considered. It gives me great 
pleasure to learn that you were unanimous in this action 

In these times of various sentiment, it is a decided evidence of 
your harmony as a people. Please inform the Church & Society 
that I accept the call hoping for a continuance of that kindness & 
forbearance of which I have already experienced so nuich, trust- 
ing that by our united prayers & [189] efforts, with the blessing 
of the Supreme Head of the Church, the relation will be one of 
nuitual pleasure & profit. The time for the installation services 
may be fixed by yourselves to suit your own convenience. 

Yours in the bonds of the Gospel 

S. Bryant 

Kast Granby June 16^'' 1855. 

Attest C. Hamlin, Clk 

[190] 1855 Aug. 31. At a meeting of the Church this day 
called to choose a Committee to unite with a Com'"' of the Soc. 
to call an Ecclesiastical Council to convene here for the Installa- 
tion of the Rev. S. Bryant, the following brethren were chosen, 
viz. Dea. Joseph Cornish Samuel A. Clark & Chester Hamlin, 
M. D. 

Oct. 3'' The ecclesiastical council called by letters missive 
from the Cong' Church in East Granby to consider the expe- 
diency of installing Rev. vSidney Bryant over said church, con- 
vened at the meeting house Oct. 3'' 1855 & was organized by the 
election of Rev. Allen M'Xean Moderator & Rev. T. H. Rouse 
scribe. There were present from the Church in 

Suffield Rev. J. R. Miller Pastor 

Bro. A. Child Delegate 
[191] West Suffield Rev. H. J. Lamb Pastor 

Dea. V. Stephens Delegate 

Windsor Eocks Rev. S. H. Allen Pas. 

Bro. Sam' S. Hayden Del. 

Springfield South Rev. S. G. Buckingham Pas. 
Bro. Edwin Bigelow Del. 

Poquonock Rev. T. H. Rouse Pas. 

Simsbury Rev. Allen M'Lean Pas. 

By special Letter Rev. D. Heminway of Suffield 

After prayer by the moderator, communications were read 
from the records of the Church & Soc. extending a call to Rev. 
S. Bryant & his acceptance thereof, & also communications 



showing his regular dismission from his former pastorate these 
papers being deemed satisfactory, the council voted to proceed 
with the examination, After a clear & full statement by the 
pastor elect, of his doctrinal belief, & religious experience, it 
was voted unanimously that the examination is satisfactory 
[192] The council then assigned the parts as follows 
Reading the minutes by the Scribe 
Invocation & reading the Scriptures Rev. Mr. Allen 
Praj'er Rev. Mr. Hemingway 

Sermon " " Buckingham 

Installing prayer & charge " " McLean 

Right hand of fellowship " " Rouse 

Address to the people " " I^amb 

Prayer " " Miller 

Benediction by the Pastor 

Voted to take a recess till 2 OClock Council met at 2 OClock, 
the services assigned were performed & the Council adjourned 
sine die Allen McL,ean Mod. 

T. H. Rouse Scribe 
Continued — See page 210 

[193] Confession of Faith. 

1 . We believe that there is but one living and true God and 
that he exists in three persons, Father Son and Holy Ghost, the 
same in substance and equal in power and glory. 

2. That God created and sustains all things for his own holy 
pleasure and honor and directs all events according to his own 
benevolent and eternal purposes. 

3. That the Sacred scriptures of the old and New Testaments 
are the word of God, written under his infallible guidance and 
constitute the only perfect rule of faith and practice. 

4. That the first man was formed upright and holy but by 
disobedience involved himself and his whole posterity in the 
entire loss of the Divine image and the Divine favor. 

[194] 5. That the Atonement made by Christ who was the 
Son of God manifest in the flesh has opened a wa)' for the res- 
toration and salvation of all men on the condition of repentance 
toward God and faith in the I^ord Jesus Christ. 

6. That genuine repentance and sincere faith and all right 
affections proceed from the Holy Ghost who through the revealed 
word and according to the Gracious pleasure of God renews the 
heart in righteousness and true holiness. 

7. That all who thus repent and believe being justified by 
faith will be saved only on account of Christ the Mediator and 
Redeemer and will continue in holiness and enjoy the blessedness 
of heaven forever. 

8. That Christ has instituted certain special ordinances as the 
gospel ministry and the two sacraments of Baptism and the 



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Lrord's supper which are to be observed by all his followers 
according to the Divine appointment. 

[195] 9- That there is a life to come and that Christ will 
come again and raise the dead, and that we must all appear be- 
fore his judgement seat and give an account of the deeds done in 
the body. 

ID. That at the last day those who liv^ed and died witliout 
repentance and faith in the L,ord Jesus Christ shall go away into 
everlasting punishment and the righteous shall be receiv^ed to life 
eternal. 

The Covenant. 

We enter into a solemn covenant with Jehovah and this church. 

To God our Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier we sacredly 
devote ourselves and ours without reserve and forever. And we 
solemnly engage as partakers of the same hope and joy to main- 
tain the discipline, [196] and observe the ordinances of Christ, 
promising to seek always the peace and purity of this church 
that all its members in hoi}' love and harmony may enjoy the 
fellowship of the lyord Jesus, watching reproving exhorting and 
comforting each other for mutual edification and looking for that 
blessed hope; the glorious appearing of the Great God even our 
vSaviour Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might 
redeem us from all iniquity and purify us unto himself a peculiar 
people zealous of good works. 

[197] Admissions by profession. 

1 81 7 July 6"' Abigail Viets wife of John Viets was admit- 
ted a member of this Church. 

18 1 8 Oct. 25"'. Jerusha Griswold wife of Mather Griswold 
Juu"" was admitted a member of this Church. 

Nov I*' Widow Eleanor Holcomb was admitted a member of 
the Church. 

1823 5"' January Appleton Robbins, Catharine Robbins, 
Lydia Phelps Wife of Roswell H. Phelps and Phebe Gould were 
admitted members of the Church. 

1826 January 8"' Hannah Hosmer and Betsey Ann Stevens 
were admitted members of the Church. 

[198] 1826 August 20*'' Roswell H. Phelps 

John Vadakin & Fanny his Wife 

Francis h. Phelps 

Sarah Wife of David Clark 

Clarissa Maria Wife of Alfred Winchel 

Submit Gay 

Cynthia Sheldon 

Mary Thrall 

Eliza Phelps 

MeHssa Phelps 





Sarah Jane Hillyer 




Mary Jane Hosmer 




Amelia Skinner 




Lydia Skinner 




Martha Thrall 




Lydia Clark 


i827 


Sept 9. Joseph Cornish Jun. and Frances his wife 


1829 


Jan 4. Filer, wife of 


[199] 


1832 Nov. 11 Dorothy Griffin wife of Alison G. 


1833 


Jan^y 6 Widow Elizabeth Phelps and Sarah H. Field. 


1834 


Nov. 2. Mary Ann Combs. 


1835 


Nov I Edward Young Gould. 


1838 


March 1 1 . Lavinia Abi Viets 




Mary Adelia Viets 




May 16 Milifsa Harger 




July I Mary A. Hemenway 



Sarah E. Hemenway 
Nov 4 Caroline M. Gould 
James Rollin Viets. 
1841 July II. Eester Griffin 
Jane S. Thrall 
Cynthia M. Thrall 
Mary E. Gould 
Miriam W. Hemenway 
Sept 12 Dwight T. Skinner 
Sarah Skinner 
[200] 1843 Jan I. Mrs. Chloe Woodruff 
Mrs. Susanna Phelps. 
July I Mrs. Oliver Hayden 
Miss B. W. Garden 
1848 July 2. Mrs. Samuel A. Clark 
' ' Mrs. Oliver Hayden 

" Anna B. Crane 

1848 Nov 5. Samuel A. Clark 

" " Mrs. Virgil H. Griswold 

1849 May 6. Virgil H. Griswold 
1850 Aug. 18 Mrs. Lewis Hills 

185 1 July 6. Alfred E. Brown 

Mrs. Alfred E. Brown 
Lucy P. Gay 
[201] 1852 July 4 Mrs. Oliver Clark 

1856 Nov. 2 Maria E. Hamhn 

" Sarah Grace Skinner 

" Sarah F. Alderman 

1857 Mch. I Purleyette Melinda Pinney wife of Rcnse- 

laer Pinney 
1858 Jan. 3 Charles Horace Clark 
May 2 James Holmes 



" Isabella Emily Holmes 

" Margaret Elizabeth Holmes 

" Jane Louisa Holmes 

July 4 Almeron Pratt 
" Edwin Withrell 
" Benjamin Pinkney Clark 
" Sidney Hezekiah Hayden 
" Henry Eafayette Clark 
" George Washington Boyington 
Sept. 5 Frances Cornelia Cornish 
" Jennette Dorothy Owen 
" Harriet Eouisa Clark 
" Eaura Maria Gillette 
[210] 1S56 Oct. 19. Maria E. Hamlin, Sarah Grace Skinner 
& Sarah F. Alderman having previously been examined «& ap- 
proved were this day propounded for admission to the Church, on 
the profession of their faith. 

Mrs. Hannah Ashworth was also announced to unite by letter 
from the Cong' Church in Poquonnock. 

Nov. 2. The above named persons were this day received into 
the fellowship & communion of this Church. 

1857 Eeb. 8 Dea. Griswold was chosen delegate to a council 
at West Suffield, called to dismiss the Rev. H. J. Eamb. 

22 Bro. Joel Clark cho.sen delegate to a council at W. Suffield 
for the same object as above. 

The first council reconnnended a continuance of the pastoral 
relation, the 2'' was equally divided, half for dismi.ssion & half 
against. 

[211] Mrs. Purleyette Melinda Pinney wife of Renselaer Pin- 
ney having previously been examined & approved, was this day 
propounded for admission to this Ch. on the profession of her 
faith. 

Mch. I. Mrs. P. M. Pinney was this day received into the fel- 
lowship & communion of this church. 

1858 Jan. I Charles Horace Clark was this day examined & 
approved as a candidate for admission to this Church on the com- 
ing Sabbath. Satisfactory reasons existed for setting aside in 
this case, the ordinary rule of being propounded two weeks pre- 
vious to admission. 

3 Charles H. Clark was this day received into the fellowship 
& communion of this church. 

Jan. 15 At a meeting of the church regularly appointed & this 
day held, a paper was presented by the pastor in which it was 
propo.sed to have an annual Church meeting, & the object of said 
meeting specified. 

After some discu.ssion it was voted that the subject be com- 
mitted to a committee of three to report at a future meeting. 



[212] Bro= O. Hayden, W. Thrall & S. A. Clark were chosen 
such committe. 

Voted, also That a collection be taken annually, on the first 
Sab. of the year to defray the expense of the communion, public 
notice being previously given that lo cts. will be the appropriate 
sum for each member of the Church. 

S. Bryant Clk. 

Mch. 5 At a meeting of the Church after the preparatory 
Lecture the above named committee reported & their report was 
accepted & adopted which is as follows 

There shall be an annual meeting of the Church on the Friday 
following the 2^' Sabbath in Jan. at 2 O Clock P. M. for the pur- 
pose of Choosing a Clerk, Treasurer, & a Committee of three who 
shall continue in office until the election of their successors. 

The Clerk shall keep a record of all the votes & business of the 
Church, & a list of its members, recording all the baptisms infant 
& adult, [213] admissions, dismissions, deaths &c. & annually 
report the membership, reading over the entire list if au}^ one re- 
quests it. 

The Treasurer shall receive all money contributed for benev- 
olent purposes, & forward the same to the societies for which it 
was designed. He shall also receive all funds contributed 
specifically for the Church, paj' from them to defray the expense 
of the communion, & for any other purpose by vote of the Church 
& annually report to the same. 

It shall be the duty of the Committee to aid the Pastor in the 
examination of any candidate for admission to the Church, when 
for any reason the examination is not public, & to call upon 
members together with the Pastor who are absent from the Com- 
munion twice in succcession, or very frequently absent from 
Church on other Sabbaths without a known sufficient cause for 
such absence. 

[214] It was Voted to choose the officers according to the re- 
port, for the current year at the present time. They w^ere chosen 
by ballot, & are as follows 

Rev. S. Bryant Clerk 

Dea. Virgil H. Griswold Treasurer 

Oliver Hayden ~\ 

Dea. J. Cornish >■ Committee 

Sami A Qiark ) 

Attest S. Bryant Clk. 

April 7 Miss Isabella K. Holmes appeared before the Com- 
mittee & was examined & approved as a candidate for admission 
to this Church. 

16 James Holmes, Margaret E. Holmes, & Jane L. Holmes, 
were examined in presence of the Church as candidates for admis- 
sion to this Ch. & accepted. 

Mrs. Mary Holmes was rec'' by letter from the Presb. Ch. Tarif- 
ville. 



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May 2'' The above named persons were this day rec'' into the 
fellowship & comnmnion of this Church. 

[215] 1858 June 18. Almou Pratt, Kdwin Withrell, Benjamin 
P. Clark, Sidney H. Hayden, Henry L. Clark & George W. 
Boyington were this day examined in presence of the Church as 
candidates for admission & accepted. 

July 4 The above named persons were rec'' into the fellowship 
& connnunion of this Church. Also Mrs. Lavinia A. Pratt was 
rec'' by letter from the first Cong'l Church Windsor 

Sept. 5 Frances C. Cornish, Jennette D. Owen, Harriet L,. 
Clark & Laura M. Gillette having previously been examined by 
the committee, approved, & publickly propounded, were this day 
rec'' into the fellowship of this Church. 

Sept. 26 Br. O. Hayden was chosen delegate to the Consocia- 
tion to be held at So. Windsor i" Church on the 28"' inst. 

[216] 1858 Oct. 10 Br. Sam' A. Clark as primary & Edwin 
Withrel as substitute were chosen delegates to an Eccl. Council 
at East Hartland on the 13"' inst. for the purpose of ordaining & 
Installing Mr. Ogden Hall as Pastor 

Oct. 13 Br. S. A. Clark attended with the Pastor the Council 
at E. Hartland & Mr. Hall was ordained. 

[247] Admissions by Letter 

1 816 August 1 8th Widow Ruth Lewis was admitted a mem- 
ber of this Church by a Letter from the Church in West Sufheld. 

Nov 3d Doctor James O. Pond was admitted a member of this 
Church, by a Letter from the first Church in Torington. 

181 7 Jan. 5th. Mary Clark Wife of Reverend Piber L. Clark, 
was admitted a member of this Church, by a Letter from the first 
Church of Christ in Chatham. 

Sept 5th Pluna Pond wife of Dr. James O. Pond was admitted 
a member of this Ch. by letter from the Ch. of Christ in Canton. 

[248] 18 1 8 Nov. ist W^idow Mary Bird Launders was ad- 
mitted a member of this Church by letter from the Church in 
Farmington under the care of the Rev'^ Noah Porter. 

i8ig Jan. iSth. Laura wife of Eratus Holcomb was ad- 
mitted a member of the Church by letter from the first Church 
in Wethersfield under the pastoral care of Rev John Marsh D. D. 
and Rev. Caleb J. Tenney. 

1826 August 20"' Zeruiah Wife of vSimeon Lewis by Letter 
from the Church in West Sufiield. 

Rev.'' Joseph Mix Pastor 

1827 Jan. 7. Julia, wife of Rev. S. Crosby was received into 
this chh by letter from the chh. in Spencer Mas. 

Nov. 4. Martha, wife of Mr. Justus Stephens was received 
into this chh. by Letter from the ist chh in Wethersfield. 

[249] 1829 Nov. I. Roxy wife of Sam' Tibbitts was re- 
ceived into this chh from the chh in Simsbury. 



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1830 Jan 3. Gurdon C. Gould & wife were received into this 
chh from the chh in West Suffield 

1832 Nov. II. James C. Carter and wife from Chh West 
Suffield. 

1833 Ap' 21. Mary A. Hemenway from 2'' chh. Norwich Ct 
Doct. Chester Hamlin & wife, and I^aura Ann Butler from chh 

in Burlington Ct. 

July 28 Deacon Gurdon C. Gould & Catharine his wife from 
church in Collinsville, Ct. 

Sept 15. Mary Chapin & Susannah Bodwell from chh in 
Simsbury 

1835 Rec'' James Judd and wife from the chh in South Hamp- 
ton Mass 

1836 Sept 3. Sarah Stevens rec'' to the fellowship of the 
chh from 5"' Cong, chh in Springfield, Mass. 

Dec 4 Hannah Brown rec'' from chh in Canton 
[250J 1837 April 20 Allen N. M'Lean rec'' to the fellow- 
ship of this chh from the chh in Simsbury. 

Sept. 17. This day Mrs Julia Ann Harger was rec'' by letter 
from the chh in Agawan, West Springfield, Mass. 

1838 July I. Josiah Smith and wife received by letter from 
Church in Winsted. 

1839 Nov' 4 Abraham Tenant & wife from chh in Manches- 
ter 

1840 May I Erastus Hamlin from chh in N. Britan 
Maria B. Hamlin from Chh in Burlington 

1 84 1 Jan. 13. Mrs. Imlay B. Viets from chh in N. Britain 
1843. Jan. I. Mrs. L,ydia Butler from the Church, the In- 

dependant Presbyterian Church, in Savannah, Georgia. 

Nov. 5. Mrs. A. G Clark, from the Ch. in Manchester N. H. 

1845 May 2'' Mrs. I,. M. Griffin from ist Presby. Church 
Warren Ohio. 

1847 July 4. Mrs. William Bates from the Cong'l church in 
West Suffield 

[251] 1847 July 4 Widow Sarah Phelps & Miss Almira 
Phelps from the North Cong'l church Hartford Ct. 

July 4 Caroline Sophia, wife of Pliny F. Sanborne from the 
church in South Kgremont Mass. 

1852 Nov. 5 Mrs. Milton Owen, from Cong'l Church in West 
Suflfield 

Nov. 5. Mrs. John J. Viets from Cong'l Church in Farming- 
ton, 

1855 Sept. 2 Cordelia T. Viets from the First Presb. Church 
in Lansingburg N. Y. 

Nov. 4 Harriet W. Bryant from the Cong'l Church in Mit- 
teneague (West Springfield) Mass. 

1856 Nov. 2. Hannah Ashworth from the Cong'l Ch. in 
Poquonock. 



1858 May 2. Mary Holmes from the Presb. Church in Tarif- 
ville. 

July 4 I.avinia A. Pratt from the first Cong'l Church in 
Windsor. 

[267] Deaths. 

1843 Mrs. Phelps, Baptist. 

Jan. Mr Mills' Infant child, daughter four days old. 

Feb. I. Mrs Nancy L,. Thompson wife of Edward P. Thomp- 
son, 21. 

13. Mr. Cohoon, 50. 

Sept 6. Mr Jackson's infant child, colored, daughter, 10 
weeks. 

18. Mr Talbot; aged 22. (Baptist) 

20. Buried here fr: Sufheld, the infant child of Mr Dick. 

21. Mrs Griswold, wife of Dea G. (Baptist) aged 63. 

April Mr. Edward Gould died in Southington buried here. 
Son of Widow G. aged 21. 

Also a Y. M. Eno fr: Tariffville, 15. 

Oct 12. Louisa Phelps, daughter of Rollen Phelps, age 14 
years. S. S. scholar 

[268] Oct. Mr G.' Vietts, Copper Hill District, ag: 49 

Nov: Son of Mr. G. Vietts (Deacon) Ag: 13. Baptisd 

10 Miss Eucinda Bates. 58. Baptisd 

1844 Ap: I Mrs. Marcia Bates, ag: 31 
Oct: Mrs. Phelps. (Methodist) 
Nov: Miss Cynthia Thrall, 19. 

June Mrs Benaga Owen, buried in W. Suffield. 
3 deaths in this Parish. 
4. Burials in the yard. 
Dr. Buck of Rainbow buried in this yard. 

1845 Mrs. Hilton Griswold. 

" Mrs. Albert Clarks child buried in this yard from Enfield. 
" Mr Ralph Griswold. 
Mr Talboit, (Baptist) 
child of Mrs Gillet (Methodist) 
[269] 1845 Nov. 7. Mrs. Smith wife of ^Sidney & daughter 
of Eli Stevens 24 

1846 Jan'y 13. Child of Arad W Clark 3 months & 14 days 
Feb. 22. Mrs. Abraham Holcomb, 68. yrs. 

Son of Phinehas Griffin 17 yrs. 

June 26 Wilbert Clark child of David Clark & wife 

2 yrs. & 3 mos. 
Aug. 22, Child of Mr. & Mrs. Norton Brown 
Sept. 28. Widow Polly Buck (in Hartford) 82 yrs. 

Sept 23 Charles Phyler (in Newbern N. C.) 27 yrs. 

1 Probably an error for J. (Jonatlian.) 



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May 
June 

July 

Aug. 
Sept. 
[270] 
Sept 
Sept. 18. 
Sept. 25. 
Sept 30. 
Oct. 13. 
Nov. 28. 



Oct 29. Roger Phyler 79 yrs. 

Nov. 2 1 St Solomon Alderman 30 yrs. 

1847 Feb. 8. William Winchel 76 
March 2 Owen Hayden child of Oliver Hayden & wife 

2 yrs & 10 mos. 
March 16 Hiram Barker 47 

April 28. Apollos G. Hillyer 69 

Miss Jerusha Newton 62 

Harvey Sweatland 56 

Mrs. H. R. O. Annis 49 

Mrs. Appleton Robbins 75 

2 Anson Jackson (colored) 35 

1847 Sept 13. Charles N. son of Roland Phelps, 12 yrs 
17. Howard R. Davis (died at Thompson) 27 " 

David, son of Hopewell Jackson (colored). 6 " 
Olive, daughter to Mr. Gillett (Methodist) 18 mos. 
S. Alonso son of Mr. Davis 7 yrs. 

Mrs. A. Hilton Griswold 55 " 

Mr. Edmund Bidwell 45 " 

1848 Jan'y24. Jared C. Mills (Baptist) 3 " 
Feb. 14 Norwood Thompson (Baptist) 24 " 
Feb. 17. Oliver Barker, died in Htfd buried here 45 " 
Feb. 29. Child of John Knox of West Sufheld, buried 

here. i yr. 

March 4. Chester, son of J. Bushrod Clark of Rainbow 20 " 
March 30. Mrs. Cossit. (Baptist) 
May 8. Jabesh Phelps (prison hill) 
May II. Noah Root, (buried in W. Suffield) 
May 31. Infant daughter of Virgil Griswold & wife 3^ 
June 5 John Edward Davis 
June 15. Mrs. James Alderman 
Aug. 31. Mrs. Jacob P. Merrow (at New Haven) 
Aug. 31. E. E. daughter of Allen Viets & wife 
[271] Sept. 5. Allen Viets (prison hill (Meth) 
Sept. 12. Child of Charles Danslow^ (at Rainbow) 
Sept. 16. ChloeH. Child of Wid. S. Alderman 2 yrs. 
Oct. 27. Josiali Stanard, by a fall from his waggon 
Dec. 12. Mrs, Babcock (wife of Colored man) 

1849 Feb. 2. Daniel Ware (buried in Windsor) 
Feb. 28. Phillip Davis 22 yrs. 
March 24. Miss Polly Johnson 
April 8. Sabbath morning % past 10 Widow Ruth 

Eewis 96 yrs. 9 mos. 11 dys. 

May 8. Chester Goodale son of Rev. P. F, Sanborne 

7 mos. 6 dys. 
May 12 Charles Griswold son of Rev. P. F. Sanborne 

7 mos. 10 dys. 
May 12 Mrs Butler Pinney, (episcopal) 78 yrs. 



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Deacon Hervey Skinner 64 yrs 

Newell Hurlbert 35 yns 

Sabbath afternoon 5 O'clock L,eander B. Hamlin 

20 yrs. 
20. Miss IvUcy Barney 70 yrs. 

Widow Aaron Phelps at Windsor lyocks buried 

here 77 yrs. 

James N. Phelps, son to Roland 19 yrs. 

Arthur Griswold. 67 yrs. 

Child of Mr. & Mrs. Steele, i day 

Howel S. Son of S. A. & Marilla Clark 15 mos. 

[272] 1850 Sept. 17. Died Appleton Robbins aged 86 yrs. 
a pillar in this church and society. 

Nov. 2. Joel Bushrod Clark (of Rainbow) aged 48. 

Nov. 22. Widow Luke Viets (prison hill) (episcopal) 93 yrs. 

Nov. 25. Samuel Woodruff Esq. Aged 90 yrs. 9 mos. 

1851 May 2. Infant daughter of Anson Bates JE. 10 mos. 

Sept. 7. Catherine Chloe Hillyer Ae 24 yrs. 

Sept 20. Sardius Thrall Aged 61 yrs. 

Theodocia W. (daughter of O. Hayden) AE. 11 yrs. 
, 9. Annis E. (daughter of Oliver Clark 

M 10 yrs 6 mos. 
Dwight T. Skinner. JE 35 yrs. 8 m 

James Monroe Griswold ^34 9 

Widow Sarah Clark (wid of David) ^91 7 

Moses Granger (died in Hartland) JE. 77. 

Mrs. Clarissa M. Post JE. 71 

Esther daughter to Harvey Alderman JE. 19 

Mrs. Glorianna Thompson (Wid of Edmund) JE 86 

1853. Feb. 23 Josephine daughter of Edward Thompson JE 8 

[273] 1858 July 20 Jerusha Griswold 73 yrs. 

[281] Excommunications. 

1 81 6 Nov. ist Deborah Thrall. 
1822 27th vSept Horace Phelps. 
2 July 1824 Micah Moore. 

[287] Recommendations. 

1 816 August 30th Doctor Silas Meachem was recommended 
to the Church in Benson, Vermont. 

1817 July 6th. Widow Sally Potter was recommended to the 
watch and care of the Church in Canton under the pastoral care 
of the Rev. Jeremiah Hallock. 

Oct. 19. Sarah Stevens daughter of Deacon Stevens now Mrs. 
Alderman recommended to the Church in West Springfield under 
Dr. Eathrop. 



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i8i8 Sept. 27th. Eliza Robbins now Mrs. Yale wife of Rev'' 
Calvin Yale, was dismissed from this particular Church, & recom- 
mended to the watch and care of the Church in Charlotte in the 
vState of Vermont. 

[288] 1820 May 5th. Widow Mary B. Landers was recom- 
mended to the Ch of Cht. in Farmington, to the first Church. 

Jan. 3'' 1 82 1 Gave Letters of Recommendation to Rev'' Eber 
L. Clark and Wife directed to the Church of Christ in Winchen- 
don, Massachusetts. 

March Hervey Phelps was recommended to the Church of 
Christ in West Sufheld Rev** Joseph Mix Pastor. 

1825 April 24*'' Cynthia Thrall Recommended to the Church 
of Christ at the Dwight Station Arkansas or to any Church 
which in the providence of God she may be united. 

1828 Jan 20. Sally Jarvis was recommended to the South chh 
in Hartford. 

April 27. James O. Pond & wife was recommended to one of 
the Presbyterian chhs in the city of N. York 

July 6. Asaph Launders was recommended to the Pres. or 
Cong, chh at Byron, N. York. 

[289] 1829 Oct 18. Phebe Hayes, formerly Phebe Gould, 
was recommended to the Presbyterian chh in Londonderry N. H. 

1832 Jan 3'' Dea. Gould & wife recommended to the Cong. 
Chh. in Collinsville. 

July 29. Julia Crosby recommended to the Presbyterian Chh 
in Penn Yan N. Y. 

1833 Sept. 15. Sister Martha Soper (formerly Martha Thrall) 
was recommended to the fellowship of the chhes where providence 
should cast her lot. 

Dec. 15. Sister Eliza Phelps recommended to the North chh 
in Hartford. 

1834. Mar. 2. Sister Melissa Phelps recommended to the North 
church in Hartford. 

Ap. 20. Susannah Bodwell & Mary Chapin recommended to 
the church in Simsbury and Betsey Ann Griffin to Chh in Salmon 
Brook. 

[290] 1834 Sept. 28. Jas C. Carter and wife recommended 
to the Con or Pres chh in Genoa, Ohio. 

1835 Aug 16 Lydia Caulkins recommended to Bowery Church 
in the city of New York. 

1836 March 2. Sarah Phelps recommended to the North 
Church in Hartford. 

Oct 12. Recommended Mahitable Bassett to the North Chh in 
Hartford. 

1837. Sarah H. Field recommended to the North Church in 
Hart'ford. 

1838 March 18. Allen N. McLean recommended to the Church 
in Simsbury 



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Sept 23 lyydia Bntler recommended to Presbyterian Church 
Savannah Georgia. 

1839 ]an-' 4 Recommended Ed. Y. Gould to chh in Yale Col 

Ap 7. Recommended Sarah Stev^ens to 4"' chh Hartford. 

1840. Oct. II. Recommended Dorothy Cooley to chh in vSalmon 
Brook. 

Oct 30. Dismissed Julia Ann Harger to chh in Agawam, Mass. 

Nov. II. Dismissed vSarah E Hemenway to Pres. Chh. Mil- 
lidgeville, Georgia. 

[291] 1841 May 14. Josiah Smith & wife 2 chh Windsor 
May Hathaway do 
Hannah Brown, Collinsville. 

1 84 1 Oct 24 Roxy Tibbitts, Sim.sbury 

1842. May I. M. A. Hemenway Sen. ~^ 

M. A. Hemenway Jun. y To chh in Suffield 
M. W. Hemenway ) 

Mary Ann Wilcox Cli in Springfield, Mass. 

Sarah Jane Hillyer N Ch Hartford 

May 8. James S. Judd & wife Ch in Southampton. 

1843 May 5 Mrs. L. O. Pratt to ch: in Granby, West. 

1847 March 6 Mrs. A. G. Clarke to 2nd church in Lynn Ms. 

1848 Aug. 18. Mrs. Zeruiah Lewis to South Church Hartford 
1852 January 3. Anne B. Crane to Ch. in Collinsville. 

Sept. 5. Mrs. Mary Merrow to Chapel St. Cong. Ch. New 
Haven. 

1853. Mrs. P. F. Sanborne to Church Nunda, N. York. 

May. 4. 1856. Mrs. Catharine Hillyer to 4th Cong^ Church. 
Hartford. 

1857. Aug. 9 Erastus Hamlin & Maria B. Hamlin his wife 
to the i^* Cong' Church Windsor 

[292] 1858 Aug. 29 Mrs. Mary Adelia Bowers recommended 
to the 3'^ Cong' Church in Hartford. 

[307] Confessions. 

18 1 7 Feb 28th. Horace Phelps came before the Ch and made 
his confession for having joined a party of pleasure and conducted 
in an unchristianlike manner. 

1 8 19 July 2d Mahitabel Bassett came before the Ch and made 
a confes.sion for fornication, by which she was restored to the 
communion and fellowship of the Church. 

1820 May 5th. Widow Mary B. Landers made a confession 
for lascivious conduct. 

[319] Names of the members of the Church. 

Samuel Woodruff Esq'' 
Joel Clark and Wife 
Roswell Skinner and Wife 



I30 

Dea. Harvey Skinner and Wife 

Isaac Owen and Wife 

Walter Thrall and Wife 

Apollos G. Hillyer and Wife 

Dea. Phineas Stephens & Wife 

Horace Phelps and Wife (married to S. Thrall. 

Justus R. Stephens 

Dan Alford 
[320] Micah Moore Excommunicated 

Asaph Landers Dismissed 

Harvey Phelps Dismissed by letter of Recm'' 

Widow Ruth Lewis 

Dr. James O. Pond and Wife Dismissed 

Widow Sarah Phelps. Dismifsed to N. ch. Hartfd Mar. 

Wife of Appleton Robbins [36. 

Wife of Dr. Eliph^ Buck 

Wife of Charles Buck Excom. 

Wife of Capt. Charles Washburn. Dis. to Hartd 

Wife of Alson Hoskins 

Wife of James Hoskins Mrs Phelps 

Wife of John Viets 

Abiah Griswold 
[321] Eliza Robbins. Recommended by letter to the Church in 
Charlotte. Ver 

Cynthia Thrall Recommended as Missionary to the 
Dwight Station 

Mahitabel Bassett Diss"^ 

Widow Thrall Mother of George. 

Widow Griffin. 

Thomas Stevens. 

Jesusha Newton. 

Lucina (? Sinna) Newton, wife of Alex. Hurlburt 

Lucy Barney 

Rhoda Filer. 

Elanor Holcomb, now Wife of M' Knox. 

Widow Bathsheba Phelps Deceased 

Wife of Erastus Holcomb Deceas'' June 25, 1834 

Wife of Matthew Griswold Jr. 

Sally Graham Dismissed 

Appleton Robbins 

Wife of Roswell H. Phelps, deceased. 

Catharine Robbins, married to Capt. C. Hillyer 

Phebe Gould Dismissed 

Hannah Hosmer Deceased 

Betsy Ann Stevens Dismissed 

Zeruia Lewis 
[322] Homer Phelps Excom 

John Vadakin 8c Fanny his Wife 



131 

Francis Lomis Phelps Excom'' 

Sarah Wife of David Clark 

Clarissa Maria Wife of Alfred Winchel 

Submit Gay 

Cynthia Sheldon 

Mary Thrall Mrs. Hathaway 

Eliza Phelps Dismissed 

Melissa Phelps Dismissed 

Sarah Jane Hillyer 

Mary Jane Hosmer Deceased 

Amelia Skinner. Deceased 

Eydia Skinner. Dis. 

Martha Thrall Soper dismissed 

Eydia Clark Caulkins dis. 

Julia, wife of S. Crosby. Dismissed 

Martha, wife of Justus Stephens 
[323] Joseph Cornish Jr. & Frances his wife 
Filer wdfe of 

Roxy, wife of Sam^ Tibbitts 
Dism'' Gurdon C. Gould & his wife. Dis. 

James C. Carter and wife Dismifsed to Ch. Genoa Oh. 

Dorothy Grifhn Dis. to chh in Salmon brook. 

Widow Elizabeth Phelps 

Sarah H. Field Dismifsed 

Chester Hamlin 

Eveline Hamlin 

Laura Ann Butler 

M. A. Hemenway 

Gurdon C. Gould Deceased 

Catharine Gould 

f Susannah Bodwell ) ta- <- o- i 

i ,;r /-Ai • I Dis. to Simsbury. 

I Mary Chapm. j ^ 

Mary Ann Combs 

Edward Y. Gould. Dis. to Ch Y. Col 

[324] 1834 Nov. 2 Names of Ch. Members. Males 

Sam' Woodruff. 

Joel Clark 

Hervey Skinner 

Walter Thrall Excom. Sept. 8. 1837 

Apollos G. Hillyer 

Justus R. Stevens 

Appleton Robbins 

Roswell H. Phelps excommunicated, Dec 28, 34 

John Vadakin 

Joseph Cornish 

Gurdon C. Gould June 1836 

Chester Hamlin. 

James C. Judd 



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Edward Y. Gould Recommended to ch in Yale 
Col Jan. 4. 1839. 

Thomas Stevens 

Allen N. M'^Iyean Dismifsed Mar 18 to Simsbury 

Josiah Smith Dis to 2^ ch Windsor 

James R. Viets. 

Abraham Tenant 

Erastus Hamlin 

Lester Griffin 

Dwight T. Skinner 

P] List of Church Members. June 4: 1842 

Males. 
Samuel Woodruff 



Joel Clark 

Harvey Skinner 

Apollos G. Hillyer 

Justus R. Stevens 

Appleton Robbins 

John Vadakin (Absent.) 

Joseph Cornish 

Chester Hamlin 

Thomas Stevens (very aged 

& infirm.) 
James R. Viets 
Abraham Tenant 
Erastus Hamlin 
lycster Griffin. 
Dwight T. Skinner. 

Females. 
Ruth Clark 
Deborah Skinner 
Lydia Thrall 
Sarah Hillyer 
Betsey Stanard 
Ruth Lewis. 
Chloe Robbins 
Polly Buck 
Deborah Phelps 
Abi Viets 
Jerusha Newton 
Lucy Barney 
Mrs. Hurlbut (x\bsent) 
Jerusha Griswold 
Catharine Hillyer 



Zeruiah Lewis 

Sarah Clark 

Clarissa Winchell 

Submit Gay 

Cynthia Sheldon (absent) 

Martha Stevens 

Frances Cornish 

Rhoda Filer (Absent) 

Elisabeth Phelps 

Eveline Hamlin. 

Laura Ann Butler 

Catharine Gould 

Mrs. Knox 

Mrs. Filer. 

Julia Ann Harger (Absent) 

Lavinia A. Pratt. (Absent) 

Mary A. Viets 

Melissa Harger 

Caroline M. Gould 

Mrs. Tenant 

Maria E. Hamlin 

Jane S. Thrall 

Cynthia M. Thrall 

Mary E. Gould (Absent) 

Sarah Skinner. 

' Walter Thrall 

Homer Phelps 

Mrs. O. Hayden 

Mrs. Woodruff 

Mrs. Phelps 

Mrs. L. Butler 

Miss B. W. Garden (?) 

Mrs. A. G. Clark 



• The leaf containing this list is inserted in the record book. 
2 These names have been added later. 



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[325] Females. 

Ruth Clark wife of Joel C. 
Deborah Skinner, wife of Hervey S. 
Ivydia Thrall, wife of Walter T. 
Sarah Hillyer wife Apollos G. H. 
Wid Betsy Thrall, Clark Stannard. 

" Ruth Lewis. 
Chloe Robbins wife of Appleton R. 
Polly Buck, wife of Doct Buck 

Sally Buck, wife of Charles B. excom May 4 1835 
Deborah Phelps 
Abi Viets wife of John V. 
Mahitabel Bassett. Dismissed 2'^ Oct 1856 
Wid. Thrall. Deceased 

Jerusha Newton 
Hurlburt 
Lucy Barney 

Jerusha Griswold wife of Mathew. 
[326] Catharine Hillyer Dismifsed to 4th Ch. Hartford. 

June 4, 1856. 
Wid Zeruia Lewis 
Sarah Clark. Wid. 
Clarifsa Winchel (wife of Alfred) 
Submit Gay 
Cynthia Sheldon 

Mary Hathaway, wife of Amos M. 
Sarah Jane Hillyer 

Lydia (Skinner) Butler Dismifsed 1838 
Martha Stevens, wife of Ju.stus. 
Fanny Cornish wife of Jos. 
Rhoda Filer (absent) 
Roxy Tibbitts, Wife of Sam' Dis. Oct. 41 to ch in 

Simsbury 
Dorothy Griffin. Dis. 1840 
Wid. Elisabeth Phelps 

Sarah H. Field. Dis to North ch Hartford 1837 
Eveline Hamlin wife of Doct 
[327] Laura Ann Butler 

Mary A. Hemenway. 

Catharine Gould 

Mary Ann Combs 

Mrs. Judd wife of James 

Mrs. Knox, (of [ ? ] Mass.) 

Mrs. Filer. 

Sarah Stevens. Dis. to ch Hartford 39. 

Hannah Brown Dis. to Collinsville, 41 

Julia Ann Harger (Wife of Addison) Dis. 

Lavinia A. Viets 



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Mary Adelia Viets 

Milissa Harger 

Mrs. Smith, wife Dea Smith Dis. 41 to ch 2'' W. 

M. A. Hemenway 

S. E. Hemenway Dis. 1840 

Caroline M. Gould. 

Mrs. Tenant Wife of Ab™ 

Maria B. Hamlin wife of Era.stiis 

Jane S. Thrall 

Cynthia M. Thrall 

Mary E. Gould 

Miriam Hemenway 
[328] Sarah Skinner wife D. T. 

Juliette A. Viets (wife of Imlay B.) Deceased 1842 

1843 Jan I. Mrs. Woodruff 

Mrs. Phelps 

1847 J^^h' 4- Widow Sarah Phelps 
" " Almira Phelps 

" " Mrs. Margaret A. S. Bates 

" " Mrs. Pliny F. Sanborne dismissed 



[329] 





to Nunda, N. Y. 1853. 


1848 July 2 


Mrs. Samuel A. Clark. 


" " " 


Mrs. Oliver Hayden 


" " " 


Miss Anne B. Crane 


1848 Nov. 5 


Samuel A. Clark 


" " 


Mrs. Virgil H. Griswold 


1849 May 6. 


Virgil H. Griswold 


1850 Aug 18. 


Mrs. L^ewis Hills 


1 85 1 July 6 


Alfred E. Brown 


" 


Mrs. A. E. Brown 


" " 


Ivucy P. Gay 


1852 July 4. 


Mrs. Oliver Clark 


1852 Nov. 5. 


Mrs. Milton Owen 


" " 


Mrs. John J. Viets 


1855 Sept. 2. 


Mrs. Ja« R. Viets 


" Nov. 4. 


Mrs. Rev. S. Bryant 


1856 Nov. 2 


Mrs. Hannah Ashworth 




Miss Maria E. Hamlin 




' ' Sarah Grace Skinner 




" Sarah F. Alderman 


1857 Mch. I. 


Mrs. Purleyette Melinda Pinney 


1858 Jan. 3. 


Charles Horace Clark 


May 2. 


James Holmes & Mary his wife 




Margaret E. Holmes 




Isabella E. Holmes 




Jane ly. Holmes 


July 4 


Almarin Pratt & Lavinia A. his wife 




Edwin Withrell 



135 

Benjamin P. Clark 
Sidney H. Hayden 
Henry L. Clark 
George W. Boyington 
Sept. 5 Frances C. Cornish 
Jennette D. Owen 
Harriet I^. Clark. 
I^aiira M. Gillette. 

[343] Marriages 

18 1 7 March i6th. Hemon Rockwell and Henrieta Griswold 
were married. 

May 8th Hiram Griswold and Esther Bates were married 
May 22'' Enah Buttles and Pamela Pinney were married. 
Sept. 15th. Harvey Thrall and Laura Griswold and John T. 
Knox and Deborah Thrall were married 

Nov. 13th. Sterling Perkins and Abigail Clark were married 
Nov. 1 6th. Samuel Clark and Huldali Phelps were married. 

1818 May 26. Rev" Calvin Yale of Charlotte state of Vt. and 
Eliza Robbins were married. 

[344] 1 819 Oct. loth. Benjamin W. Ormsbee and Harriet 
Rice were married. 

Nov. 21''' George C. Owen and Sabra Pinney were married. 

1820. Jan. 27th. Joseph Cornish and Fanny Holcomb were 
married. 

1832. June 4. Elijah S. Smith of Southwick Mass and Marietta 
Crow of Granby. 

Nov 25. John Vadakin of Granby and Eucretia Drake of New 
Hartford. 

Nov. 27. Orine Moore of Granby and Tirzah P. Barden of 
Suffield. 

Nov 27. Charles H. Stocking of N. Hartford and Jane M. 
Winchell of Granby. 

[345] Nov 27. Sam' Ensign of Hartford and Mary E. Gor- 
don of Granby. 

1833 Feby 19. Aaron H. Wheeler of W. Springfield Mass 
and Ursula Hawley of Canton. 

Mar. 5. Thaddeus Griswold of Windsor and Elisabeth Wood- 
ward of Suffield 

March 12. Eyniau Fowler of Westfield, Mass and Eouisa 
Vadakin of Granby. 

May 24 Philip N. French of Southwick, Mass and Cyrene 
Winchell of Granby. 

Sept 16. Virgil Soper of New Harmony Ind. and Martha 
Thrall of Windsor. 

Sept 29. Ralph Seymour and Susan M Drake of N. Hartford. 

Dec. 27. Philo Griffin and Betsey Ann Stevens of Granby. 

Time lost. Mr. Stow of Ohio and Miss Gross of Windsor 



136 

[346] 1834 Jan'' 2 Doctor Phelps Humphrey of Hartland 
and Maria Holcomb of Granby. 

Feb'' 6. David Clark and Lydia Thompson of Granby. 

May 7 Harrison Barnard of Simsbury and Sally Blakesley of 
Granby. 

Oct. 19. Hiram Preston of Oran N. Y and Esther K Viets of 
Granby. 

Oct 30. Denman D. Day and Elisabeth R Gillett of Granby. 

Nov. 13. Horatio K. Nelson and Mary Owen of Suffield. 

Nov. 21. Aralza Griffin and Annis Iv. Viets of Granby. 

Dec. 23. Allen Pinney of Simsbury & Eleanor H. Pinney of 
Granby. 

[347] Dec 24. William B Cowles and Esther M. Harger of 
Granby. 

1835 July 2. Dan' O Caulkins of N. York & Lydia M. 
Clark of Granby. 

Nov. 15. Philo Joy of Amherst Mass and Mary A. Mallory 
of Windsor. 

Dec 31. James Mintie and Mary M'^Whinnie of Simsbury 

1836 April II. Erastus W. Harvey and Candace Pearl of 
Hartford 

May I. Chauncey Clark of Granby and Betsey Thrall of 

Windsor, 

May 4 Wlthwell and Clark of Simsbury, 

[348] 1836 Sept. 27. Reuben B. Wilton of Burton Ohio 

and Delia E Eno of Simsbury. 

1837 April 13. Richardson Griffin and Julia Ann Viets of 
Granby. 

July 24 James Holmes and Mary McRoy of Simsbury 

Sept 12 Sanford R. Olcott and Mariett Holcomb of Granby, 

Nov, 30. Oliver Hayden and Jane Owen of Windsor 

Dec. 31. Francis L,. Phelps of Wind.sor and Jane M. Spring 
of Bloomfield. 

1S38 Jan'' 31. Dwight Skinner of Granby & Sarah Seymour 
of Hartford. 

[349] April 15, William Ter Bush of Simsbury and Susan 
Jane Clark of Windsor. 

June 3. David H. Finn and Asenath S. Barrett of Simsbury 

June 17. Samuel Winchell and Alcemena Phelps of Windsor. 

July 19. Eeander Butler of Savannah Geo. and Lydia Skinner 
of Granby. 

Aug 29. Nicholas W. West of N. York and Harriet A. Rock- 
wood of Bridport Vt. at Bridport. 

Dec 25. David A. Hall Washington City and Abigail Ells- 
worth of Windsor. 

1839 Feby i Virgil Fletcher (?) of Windsor and Charlotte 
Rockwell of Granby. 

[350] April 21. Josiah Stannard of Haddani and Betsey 
Clark of Windsor 



137 

May I. Avery Parsons and Adaline Griswokl of Windsor. 

May 26. George Andrews of Waterbury and Cordelia Alford 
of Windsor. 

June 12. Milo M. Owen and Abigail M. Alderman of Granby. 

July 25. Charles I. Perkins and Elisabeth R. Hensdale of 
Granby. 

1840 Feby. 9. Edwin Hurlburt of Sandisfield Ms. and I^ena 
A. Clark of Granby. 

Apl 27. Horace Graves (?) of Windsor and Julia Day of 
Granby. 

June II. Doct. Joseph P. Converse of Enfield and Mary Cor- 
nish of Granby. 

[351] June 29. Thomas H. Austin of Suffield and Miranda 
Messenger of Granby. 

July 20. Julius Rockwell of East Windsor and Adaline S. 
Eewis Granby. 

Aug 12. Walter Griffin of Granby and Eunice E. Moore of 
Southwick Mass. 

Aug 23. William W. Ware ( ? ) and Mary Ann Gowdy of 
Windsor. 

Sept 15. Obadiah W. Wilcox of Hartford and Mary Ann 
Combs of Granby. 

Sept II. Philip M. Morgan and Dixey Latimer of Canton. 

Oct 21. Morton Cornish and Mary R. Holcomb of Granby. 

Nov. 10. Almeron Pratt and Lavinia A. Viets of Granby. 

[352] Nov 30. Elisha Root of Westfield and Cynthia S. Al- 
derman of Granby. 

Dec. 8. Sam' N. Reed of Suffield and Celesta Messenger of 
Granby 

1 84 1 Ap. 4. Edwin Gilbert and Jane Eewis both of Granby. 
May 5. Henry S. Squires and Delia Veta (?) both of Windsor. 
Sept I. Edward P. Thomson & Nancy S. Holcomb of 

Granby. 

Nov. II. Addison Harger and Clarissa M. Fowler of Granby. 

1843 Feb 13. Sidney Smith & Rebecca Stevens both of E. 
Granby. 

Nov. 30. James Monroe Griswold & Catherine M. Phelps 
both of E. Granby. 

[353] Nov. 30. Virgil H. Griswold and Esther H. Phelps 
both of E. Granby. 

1844. Oct 2'' Luke Bush of Westfield and Laura A. Alder- 
man of Granby. 

Oct 30. Lester Griffin and Lucy M. Barker both of E. Granby. 

1846 Feb. 12. Alexander H. Griswold and Mrs. Mehetable 
Phelps both of E. Granby by Mr Everest of Rainbow. 

July 28. Jacob Price Merrow & Caroline Maria Gould both of 
East Granby. 2.00 

Aug. 23. Mr. Goddard and Mary W. Clark both of Windsor 
by Walter Thrall Esq. 



138 

[354] Nov. I. John E. Davis Jr. and Miss Jannette Edger- 
ton both of Granby (per me) 2.00 

Nov. 26. Alfred Gay of Grauby and Jane S. Thrall of Wind- 
sor (per me) 4.84 

1847 March 25. George Bennett of Windsor and Harriet 
Davis of Granby. (per me) 1.50 

May 13. John B. Hoadley of Auburn Ohio, and Caroline A. 
Owen of Granby (per me) 3.00 

May 17. Joseph A. Gal pin and Caroline N. Goddard both of 
Granby (per me) 2.50 

May 19. Wellington G. Whipple and Martha M Monroe both 
of Westfield, Mass. (per me) 2.00 

June I. W" H. Merrow of Hartford and Mary E. Gould of 
Grauby (per me) 5.00 

Nov. 28. Samuel J. Wiswrell & Sarah J. Clark both of West- 
field, Ms. (per me) 2.00 

[355] 1848 March 16. Edward H. Bowers of Hartford and 
Mary Adelia Viets of Granby. (per me) 5.00 

Nov. 30 W'" H. Bailey of Canton and Charlotte A. Debit of 
Springfield Mass. (per me) 2.00 

1849 March 14. R. Seymour Dibble & Cornelia G. Stevens 
both of Granby (per me) 2.50 

Aug. 19. Warren Porter & Jane Low both of East Hartford 
(per me) 2.00 

Sept. 4. James O. Allen & Emma G. Thompson both of 
Granby (per Baptist Clergyman) 

Sept. 5. Isaac Watts Thompson of Granby and Maria Clark 
of West Turin N. Y. at Windsor Eocks. (per me) 5.00 

1850 June 24. Hitchcock of Tariffville and 

Marks of Windsor (per me) 2.00 
Nov. 6 Jonathan P. Thompson of Eansing (Michigan) & 

Catharine O. Allen of Enfield Ct at the residence of James O. 

Allen, (per me) 5.00 

[356] Dec. 5. Horatio K. Nelson of West Suffield & Martha 

J. Stevens of Granby. (per me) 3.00 

1851 March 10. Albert C. Chandler of Pomfret and Marissa 
P. Davis of E. Granby (per me) 2.50 

1 85 1 March 26. Zenas C. Eefingwell of Chester Ms. and Sarah 
Hull of Westfield (per me) 5.00 

1 85 1 Aug. 31. Anson Hayes 23 of Granby and Ellen E. 
Hayes 17 of Simsbury (per me) i.oo 

1851. Nov. 27. Abner Dean and Minerva Blynn both of 
Granby (per me) 2.50 

1 85 1 Dec. 28. William H. Parker of Hartford & Sabra M. 
Pinney of Granby (per me) 5.00 

1852 January 25. James M. Cadwell of Bloomfield and Frances 
M. Pinney of Granby (per me) 2 00 

[357] 1852. Feb. 8. Henry Johnson Jr. of Hartford and Julia 
M. Gibbs of Manchester (per me) 2.00 



139 

Feb. 1 6. Edwin C. Griswold of Windsor and Julia E. Pinney 
of Bloomfield (per me) 2.50 

March 7. George C. Pratt of No. Middleboroiigh Mass & 
Catharine E. Pratt of Granby Ct. (per me) 3.00 

March 8. Henry H. Phelps & Ellen J. Winchell both of 
Granby (per me) 3.50 

June 22. John A. Bruce 30 of Springfield Mass and Esther 
C. Griswold 23 of Windsor Ct. (per me) 5.00 

1855 Oct. 25 Royal M. Weller of Hartford & Mrs. Catharine 
M. Griswold of East Granby (per S. Bryant 

Nov. 22. Richard Gay of Wind.sor Ct. & Lydia E. Owen of 
East Granby. 

Nov. 25. Hilton Dewey & Mary H. Hamlin both of Granby Ct. 

[358] 1856 Jan. 9. Frederic F. Stevens & Emma J. Hol- 
comb both of Granby. 

March 13. Sylvester Eampson & Flora Messenger, both of 
Granby. 

June I Hiram Adams of Bloomfield & Mrs. Eydia S. Butler 
of East Granby. 

June II. Septimus D. Robinson of Morrisville Vt. & Mrs. 
Eaura S. Frary of Springfield Mass. 

1857 Nov. 22 Henry D. Barnard of Bloomfield & Sophia R. 
Alderman of E. Granby Ct. 

Nov. 22. George F. Newberry of Windsor Eocks & Corintha 
E. Holcomb of E. Granby Ct. 

1858 July 4. John Elkey & Maria Jackson both of East 
Granby. Ct. 

[366] Aaron Jordan Booge was ordained Nov. 27, 1776 
" " " was dismissed Dec. 8, 1785 

Whitfield Cowles was ordained June 18 1794 
" " " dismissed Nov. 5, 1808 

Eber E. Clark was ordained July 3, 18 16 
" " " dismissed July 5, 1820 

Stephen Crosby was ordained Nov. 22, 1826 
" " " dismissed Jan'y 31, 1832 

Daniel Heminway was ordained July 3, 1832 

" " " dismissed June 14, 1842 

Jonas Bowen Clarke was ordained Nov. 2, 1842 
" " " " dismissed Aug. i, 1845 

Pliny Fisk Sanborue was ordained April 29, 1846. 
" " " " dismissed Feby 8, 1853. 

Sidney Bryant was installed Oct. 3, 1855 



INDEX. 



Acceptance of invitation to become 

pastor, 75, 79, 117. 
Acknowledgment of errors by former 

members, loi. 
Adams, Deborah, 17. 

Hannah, 17, 29. 

Hiram, 139. 

Jonathan Marrit, 30. 

Livy, 43. 

Lydia S., 139. 

Marcy, 43. 

Mary, 39. 

Pelatiah, 19, 51. 

Reuben, 17, 21, 22, 29, 30. 

Sabrina, 19. 
Adise, Ehzabeth, 98. 

Lewis, 98. 

Micah, 98. 
Admissions to covenant, 17-19. 

to membership, 16-19, 40, 41, 48-51, 
53, 81, 83, 86, 87, 92-95, 102, 108- 
iio, 113, 114, 119-125. 

of former members, 57, 102. 

see Members. 
Advisory committee chosen, 74. 
Agawam, Mass., 92, 94, 129. 
Alderman, 88. 

Abigail M., 137. 

Anson, 36. 

Bucklin, 36. 

Chloe H., 126. 

Cynthia S., 137. 

Deborah, 20, 28, 38, 51. 

Deborah (wid.), 41. 

Elijah, 41. 

Elijah (Jr.), 19. 

Elnathan, 47. 

Esther, 127. 

Esther Bradley, 31. 

Gad, 18, 24, 31. 

Happy, 18. 

Harvey, 127. 

James (Mrs.), 126. 

John, 41. 

JuHa, 36. 

Laura, 137. 

Lot, 36, 40. 

Mary, 36, 40. 

Milo, 36. 

Sarah, 127. 

Sarah Frances, 100, 120, 121, 134. 

Solomon, 126. 

Solomon (wid.), 126. 

Sophia R., 139. 

Zardus, 36. 



Aldridge, 84. 

Almon, 84. 
Alford, 84. 

Anne, 35, 44, 45. 

Cordelia, 137. 

Dan, 19, 35, 36, 40, 45, 49, 130. 

Dan (Mrs.), 19, 40. 

Dan Phelps, 35. 

Eunice, 28. 

Jesse, 42. 

Josiah (Dea.), 17, 20, 28, 47, 52, 55. 

Martha, 17, 28. 

Mary (wid.), 11, 42. 

Nancy, 36. 

Pelatiah, 44. 
Allen, Catherine O., 138. 

Emma G., 138. 

James O., 138. 

Oliver (Mrs.), 47. 

Samuel H. (Rev.), 106, 107, 115, 117, 
118. 
American Education Society, 85. 
Amherst, Mass., 136. 
Amsbury, Elijah, 24. 
Andrews, Cordelia, 137. 

George, 137. 
Andrus, 84. 

Elihu, 84. 

William, 90. 
Annis, H. R. O., 126. 
Annual church meeting, 121, 122. 
Annual collection to be taken, 122. 
Ashworth, Hannah, 121, 124, 134. 
A.ssociation advises church, 57. 
Auburn, O., 138. 
Austin, John, 16-18, 52, 53. 

Miranda, 137. 

Thomas H., 137. 
Babcock (Mrs.), 126. 
Bacon, Elizabeth (wid.), 11, 42. 

James, 26. 
Bailey, Charlotte E., 138. 

William H., 138. 
Ballard, J. (Rev.), 116. 
Baptised persons subject to discipline, 

under watch of church, 10, 12. 
Baptismal covenant, see Covenanters. 
Baptists admitted to communion, 52. 

member unites with, 15. 
Barber (Rev.), 107. 

Calvin, 96, 105. 
Barden, Tirzah P., 135. 
Barker, Chauncey, 34. 

Hiram, 126. 



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Barker, Lucy M., 137. 

Maria, 35, 46. 

Oliver, 36, 126. 

Pyrin, 34. 

Reuben, 19, 26, 33-36, 46. 

Sarah, 19, 26, 33-35. 
Barnard, David, 17, 21, 23, 24, 27, 44, 
51- 

Dorotha, 17, 51. 

Friend, 27, 44. 

Harrison, 136. 

Henry D., 139. 

Lucretia, 27. 

Sally, 136. 

Sophia R., 139. 
Barney, Lucy, 19, 48, 127, 130, 132, 

133- 
Barrett, Asenath S., 136. 
Bartlett, Shubael (Rev.), 68. 
Baskonib, Miriam, 44. 
Bassett, Mahitable, 49, 70, 86, 98, 128- 
130, 133- 

Cornelius Newell, 98. 
Bates, 46, 127. 

Anson, 127. 

Apollos, 36, 46. 

Charles Waldo, 100. 

Crecia, 46. 

Crecia Forward, 36. 

Daniel, 44. 

Edward William, 100. 

Erastus, 46. 

Esther, 41, 135. 

Lemuel (Ens., Capt.), 41, 44, 47. 

Lemuel (Mrs.), 47. 

Lucinda, 125. 

Marcia, 125. 

Margaret A. S., 134. 

Mary, 100, 108, 124. 

William H., 100. 

Zophar, 24, 26, 47. 
Becket, Mass., 18. 
Bennett, George, 138. 

Harriet, 138. 
Benson, Vt., 69, 127. 
Bentley, Charles (Rev.), 81, 93. 
Bidwell, Edmund, 126. 
Bigelow, Edwin, 117. 
Bingham, Artemas, 37. 

Mary, 37. 
Births, record of, 19-26. 
Bissell, Hezekiah (Rev.), 7, 8. 
Blair, Adam, 38. 

Martha, 38. 
Blakesley, vSally, 136. 
Blanford, Mass., 38. 
Bloomfield, 102, 109, 136, 138, 139. 
Blynn, Minerva, 138. 
Bodwell, Susannah, 81, 124, 128, 131. 
Booge, Aaron Jordan (Rev.), 7, 9-1 1, 
17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30-32, 37, 42, 52, 
53, 139- 



Booge, Alma Martha, 30. 

Grace, 17, 21, 23, 24, 37, 42. 

Ulric Jordan, 28, 42. 

Ulricus Zuinglius, 31. 
Booth, Elizabeth, 19, 26. 

Oliver, 26. 

Rebecca, 42. 

Samuel (Ens.), 19, 26, 41. 
Borden, John, 7. 
Boston, ilass., 97. 
Bowers, Edward H., 138. 

Mary Adelia, 129, 138. 
Boyington, George Washington, 100, 

121, 123, 135. 
Brace, Abel (Dea.), iS. 
Brainerd, Jared (Dea.), 104. 
Bridport, Vt., 136. 
Brigham, Charles A. G. (Rev.), 113. 
Bristol, 77. 

Brookfield, Mass., 76. 
Brown, 125. 

Alfred E., 100, 113, 120, 134. 

Alfred E. (Mrs.), 113, 120, 134. 

Betty, 37. 

Deborah, 30. 

Elvira Louisa, 100. 

Frances Rose, 99. 

Fruzzel, 37. 

Hannah, 86, 94, 99, 124, 129, 133. 

James, 30. 

Jonathan, 30. 

Joseph, 39. 

Mahitable, 30. 

Mary, 39. 

Mason Cogswell, 99. 

Norton, 125. 

S. W. (Dr.), 86, 90, 99. 

Uriah, 30. 

William, 30. 
Bruce, Esther C, 139. 

John A., 139. 
Bryant, Harriet L., loi. 

Harriet W., loi, 124. 

Siduey (Rev.), 100, loi, 117, 122, 134, 

139- 
Buck, Charles, 70, 133. 

Eliphalet (Dr.), 48, 125, 133. 

Mary, 39. 

Moses, 39. 

Polly (wid.), 48, 49, 125, 130, 132, 

133- 

Sarah W. (Sally), 70, 85, 130, 133. 
Buckingham, Samuel G. (Rev.), 117, 

118. 
Bull, Abner, 17, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28. 

Chloe, 17, 27. 

Horatio Gates, 27. 

Theresa, 28. 
Burlington, 93, 124. 
Burton, O., 136. 
Bush, Laura A., 137. 

Luke, 137. 



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Bush, Susan Jane, 136. 

William Ter, 136. 
Butler, Jared (Dea.), uS. 

Laura Ann, 124, 131-133. 

Leander, 136. 

Lydia, 93, 124, 129, 132, 133, 136, 139. 
Buttles, Enah, 135. 

Pamela, 135. 
Byron, N. Y., 77. 
Cadwell (wid.), 45- 

Francis M., 138. 

James M., 138. 
Call to become pastor, 53, 58, 59, 64, 
75. 79. 96, 106, 116, 117. 

accepted, 53, 64, 75, 79, 96, 117. 
Campaign of 1776, 41. 
Canton, 86, iii, 123, 124, 127, 135, 137, 

138. 
earner, William H., 96. 
Carr, Deborah (wid.), 17, 27, 38. 

Elizabeth, 27. 

James, 27. 

James C, 82, 124, 128, 131. 

James C. (Mrs.), 124, 128, 131. 
Case, Aaron, 38. 

Abigail, 38. 

Gideon, 46. 

Giles, 38. 

Margaret, 38. 

Sarah, 42. 
Caulkins, Daniel O., 136. 

Lydia M., 86, 128, 131, 136. 
Censure of a minister disqualifies him 

for conmiunion, 58. 
Chandler, Albert C, 138. 

Marissa P., 138. 
Chapin, Mary, 81, 124, 128, 131. 
Chaplain at Newgate, pastor to act as, 
68. 

no longer acting as, 71. 
Character of a witness, evidence as to, 

90. 
Charge or complaint against member, 
15, 16, 52, 59, 71-74, 77, 82, 85, 87, 
109. 

proceedings on, 87, 88, 

proved, 73. 

withdrawn, 94, 101. 
Charity, erring members received 

into, 51. 
Charlotte, Vt., 128, 130, 135. 
Chatham, 123. 
Chester, Mass., 138. 
Child, A., 117. 
Child found in street, 32. 
Christians of other denominations ad- 
mitted to communion, 69. 
Church, Aaron (Rev.), 7, iS, 58. 
Church in Sandisfield, Mass., letter 
to, 12. 

extract from records of , 12. 



Clark, 44, 45, 72, 84, 125, 136. 
Abiel, 36, 47. 
Abigail, 135. 
Albert (Mrs.), 125. 
Ally G., 99, 102, 108, 124, 129, 132. 
Annis E., 127. 
Arad W. , 125. 
Benjamin Pinckney, 100, 121, 123, 

135- 
Betsey, 87, 92, 133, 136. 
Cephas, 44. 

Charles Horace, 100, 120, 121, 134. 
Chauncey, 136. 
Chester, '126. 
David, 84, 119, 125, 136. 
David (Jr.), 22, 23, 25, 38, 44, 127, 

^31- 
Desire, 36, 47. 
Dwight Wells, 100. 
Eber L. (Rev.), 52, 64-6S, 71, 84, 97, 

123, 128, 139. 
Eber L. (Mrs.), 12S. 
Harriet Lousia, loi, 121, 123, 135. 
Helen Rebecca, 99. 
Henrietta Forward, 100. 
Henry (Dea.), 97. 

Henry Lafayette, 100, 121, 123, 135. 
Horace, 73. 
Howel S., 100, 127. 
Huldah, 135. 
J-, 45- 

Jemima, 19, 33, 40. 
Jesse, 24, 26, 36, 39, 47, 84. 
Joel (Capt.), 19, 20, 22, 47-49, 58-60, 

64, 65, 71-75, 77, 79, 81, 87, 89, 90, 

92, 93, 102, no, 113-116, 121, 129, 

I3i~i33- 
Joel Bushrod, 126, 127. 
Jonas Bowen (Rev.), 67, 96, 97, 99, 

loi, 102, 104-107, 139. 
Joseph, 19, 33-36, 40. 
Joseph Chandler, 35. 
Julia, 33. 
Lena A., 137. 
Levi, 26. 

Lydia, 45, 48, 120, 136. 
Lydia M., 136. 
Maria, 138. 

Marilla, 100, 108, 120, 127, 134. 
Mary, 20, 71, 123. 
Mary W., 137. 
Merintha Helen, 97. 
Molly, 84. 
Nathaniel, 51. 
Olive, 39. 
Oliver, 127. 

Oliver (Mrs.), 100, 114, 120, 134. 
Renssellear, 36. 

Reuben, 17, 20, 21, 28, 31, 37, 51. 
Richard, 31. 
Rosanna, 34, 36. 



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Clark, Ruth, 21, 30, 37, 42, 49, 51, 129, 

132, 133. 

Samuel, 21, 23, 29, 30, 36-3S, 42, 51, 
53> 54, 135- 

Samuel (Mrs.), 47, 84, 99, 100. 

Samuel A., 99, 100, 114, 117, 119, 
120, 122, 123, 127, 134. 

Sarah (wid.). 127, 131-133- 

Sarah J., 138. 

Susan Jane, 136. 

Ulthe, 44. 

Wilbert, 125. 

William, 39. 

Zeruiah, 17, 28, 37, 51. 
Clemens, Elizabeth, 39. 
Clerk chosen, 57, 59, 71 

excused, 59. 
Cohoon, 125. 
Collinsville, 80, 81, 94, 114, 124, 12S, 

129, 133- 
Colton, Abijah, 7. 
Combs, Mary Ann, 83, 99, 120, 131, 

133, 137- 

Committee of whole church, 16. 
Committee chosen to present call to 
paster, 58, 64, 75, 95, 106. 
to call a council, 95, 104, 115. 
to investigate report against mem- 
ber, 87. 
to procure evidence against mem- 
ber, 87. 
to confer or labor with erring mem- 
ber, 14, 60, 64, 75, 77, 109, 112. 
to confer with member about con- 
fession, 70, 74, 75. 
about annual church meeting, 122. 
to assist pastor, 13, 14, 16, 52, 71. 
to assist about council, 53. 
to act in council, 79. 
to lead to ordination, 53. 
about settlement of pastor, 65, 80. 
see Advisory, Report. 
Conmiunion, letter recommending to, 
12. 
plan for terms of, 13. 
baptists admitted to, 52. 
censure of minister by consociation 

disqualifies him for, 58. 
occasional, limited to one year, 69. 
christians of other denominations 
may be admitted to, 69. 
Communion table, expenses of, 11, 

122. 
Confession of faith, 9, 67, 118. 
Confession of the church, 14, 
of a member, 14, 15, 19, 70, 71, loi, 

112, 113. 
see Acknowledgment. 
Confessions, list of, 51, 129. 
Consociation, censure of minister by, 
disqualifies him for communion, 
58. 



see Delegate, Hartford Co. 
Continental service, 41, 42. 
Contribution, amount of, 74. 
Converse, Joseph P. (Dr.), 96, 137. 

Mary, 137. 
Cook, Asher, 39. 

Ebenezer, 43, 84. 

Jane, 51. 

Rhoda, 39. 
Cooley, Dorothy, 93, 129. 
Copper Hill, 125. 
Cornish, Charit}-, 37. 

Charles Owen, 98. 

Edward Joseph, 98. 

Elizabeth, 26. 

Elizabeth (wid.), 17, 26, 44. 

Frances, 98, 120, 131-133, 135. 

Frances Cornelia, 98, 121, 123, 135. 

Franklin, 34, 45. 

John, II, 18. 

Joseph (Lieut.), 26. 

Joseph, 26, 34, 45. 

Joseph (Dea., Jr.), 77-79- 81, 86-90, 
92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 104, 106, 108-110, 
112-114, 116, 117, 120, 122, 131- 

133, 135- 

Mary, 37, 137. 

Mary R., 137. 

Miriam, 11, 18. 

Morton, 137. 

Zeruiah, 38. 
Cornwell, S. W., 95, 97. 
Cossit (Mrs.), 126. 

Council for installation or ordination, 
doings of, 7, 68, 76, 80, 96, 106, 
117. 

for dismission, to be called, 52, 79. 

for dismission, doings of, 18, 79, 95, 

104, 115, 116. 
Covenant, 10, 54, 68, 119. 

to be renewed, 69. 

renewed, 70. 

to be revised, 108. 

see Admissions. 
Covenanters may renew their vows, 

plan for admission of, 13. 

may partake of sacrament, 55. 

may vote for deacon, 55. 

to have all church privileges, 10, 13. 
Cowles, Catharine, 48. 

Esther M., 136. 

Gloriana, 26, 34, 46, 48. 

Madison, 36. 

Mary Henrietta, 36. 

Mary Havens, 48. 

Ransalear Watson, 34. 

Whitfield (Rev.), 14, 26, 34, 36, 46, 
48, 53-57, 80, 139. 

William B., 136. 
Crane, Annie B., 108, 114, 120, 129, 
134. 



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Creed to be revised, io8. 
Crosby, James Lewis, 98. 

Julia, 80, 98, 123, 128, 131. 

Stephen (Rev.), 67, 75-78, 80, 98, 
123, 131, 139. 
Crow, Marietta, 135. 
Danvers, Mass., 80. 
Darrow, Alfred layman, loi. 

Edwin J., 100, loi. 

Fannie J., 100. 

Lucy P., 100, loi. 
Davis, Harriet, 138. 

Howard R., 126. 

Jannette, 138. 

John Edward, 126. 

John E. (Jr.), 138. 

Marissa P., 138. 

Philip, 126. 

S. Alonzo, 126. 
Day, Denman D., 136. 

Elizabeth R., 136. 

Julia, 137. 
Deacon accepts office, 86. 

choice of considered, 53, 81. 

chosen, 14, 50, 55, 78, 81, 86, 113. 

covenanters may vote for, 55. 

effort to choose, 112. 

desires to resign, 53, 71. 
Dean, Abner, 138. 

Minerva, 138. 
Deaths, list of, 41-47, 84, 125-127. 
Debit, Charlotte A., 138. 
Delegate chosen to council, 80, 81, 85- 
87, 91-95, 102, 107, 109-111, 113, 
114, 121, 123. 

to Hartford Co. North Consociation, 
57, 71, 74, 75, 77, 79-8i, 86, 92, 93, 
95, 102, 107-109, III, 114, 116, 123. 
Denslow, 126. 

Charles, 126. 

Dewey, Hilton, 139. 

Mary H., 139. 
Dibble, 39, 46. 

Cornelia G., 138. 

Elizabeth, 39. 

Moses (Jr.),^ 39. 

Prudence, 37. 

R. Seymour, 138. 
Dick, 125. 
Dike, William, 25. 
Discipline, plan of, 8. 

of baptised persons, 11. 

of certain members, 13, 14. 
Dismissions, see Members, 

Recommendations. 
Dismissions of pastors, 67, 139. 

see Council. 
Doctrines of grace, list and definitions 

of, 69. 
Dorset, 37. 
Drake, John, 11. 



Drake, Lucretia, 135. 

Mehitable, 11. 

Susan M., 135. 
Dwight, Nathaniel (Rev.), 48, 50. 
Dwight Station, Ark., 128, 130. 
Dyre, Alfred, 36, 47. 

Betsey, 41. 

James L., 36, 41, 47. 

Sarah, 36. 

Theodosia, 36. 
Eason, Charity, 39. 

Marcy, 37. 

Mercy, 11. 
East Avon, 86. 
East Hartford, 93, 138. 
East Hartland, 107, 123. 
East Windsor, 68, 74, 81, 96, 104, 137. 
Ecclesiastical Council, see Council. 
Edgerton, Janette, 138. 
Egremont, Mass., 37, 107. 
Elkey, John, 139. 

Maria, 139. 
Ellsworth, Abigail, 136. 
Eno, Alice, 37. 

Anna, 39. 

Benjamin, 28. 

David. 18, 23, 30, 34, 37. 

Delia E., 136. 

Ellis, 18. 

Erasmus, 39. 

Gaylord, 30. 

James, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 
41, 44- 

Lucy, 44. 

Lydia, 34. 

Martin, 44. 

Mary, 26, 41. 

Pearly, 31. 

Sessions, 30. 

Y. M., 125. 
Enfield, 27, 68, 75, 92, 96, 104, 113, 125, 

137, 138. 
Ensign, M., 115. 

Mary E., 135. 

Samuel, 135. 
Everest, Cornelius B. (Rev.), 106, 137. 
Excommunications, list of, 127. 

see Members. 
Exercises on setting apart a deacon, 

113. 
Farmingbury, 18. 
Farmington, 76, 114, 123, 124, 128. 
Fast dav mentioned, li. 
Field, Sarah Howe, 81, 91, 98, 120, 128, 

131, 133- 
Filer (Philer), 47, 120, 131-133- 

Annis, 47. 

Charles, 125. 

Rhoda, 49, 50, 130, 132, 133. 

Roger, 25, 47, 126. 

Roger, (Mrs.), 47. 



146 



Filley (Phelly), 47- 

Moses, 47. 
Finn, Asenath vS., 136. 

Davdd H., 136. 
Finch, Mindwell, 37. 

Stephen, 21. 37. 
Fisk, W., 104. 
Fletcher, Charlotte, 136. 

Virgil, 136. 
Foot, Luther, 39. 

Tamer, 39. 
Forward, 44. 

A. (Rev.), 30. 

Abel (Capt.), n, 17, 44, 45- 

Abel Phelps, 32. 

Anne, 19, 40. 

Benjamin Franklin, 34. 

Filius Dan, 2S. 

Flavel Newton, 33. 

Hannah, 11, 44. 

J-, 35- 

Jesse, 14, 18, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30-34, 37, 
42, 51- 

John Chester, 28. 

Joseph (Capt.), 14, 17, 20, 27, 41, 53. 

Joseph (Mrs.), 47. 

Joseph (Jr.), 24, 25, 38. 

Leister, 31. 

Luke Winchel, 35. 

Lydia Wyllys, 33. 

Mary, 28, 38, 42. 

Mary Percia, 30. 

Mercy (wid.), 11. 

Oliver Cromwell, 34, 45. 

Pliny, 27, 41. 

Reuben, 19, 25, 34, 40, 44, 45. 

Ruth, 17, 37. 

Ruth Clark, 31. 

Samiiel, 20, 22-24, 26, 51. 

Samuel (Jr.), 26. 

Sophy Green, 33. 

Violet, 18, 37. 
Foster, Dan (Rev.), 7, 8, 28. 

Laura (wid.), 47. 
Fowler, Clarissa M., 137. 

Louisa, T35. 

Lyman, 135. 
Frary, Laura S., 139. 
Freebody, Catharine, 32. 

London, 32, 42. 
French, Cyrene, 135. 

Philip N., 135. 
Galpin, Caroline N., 138. 

Joseph A., 1^138. 
Gardin, B.*W., 99, 120, 132. 
Gay, Alfred, 99, 100, 138. 

Apollos, 32. 

Ebenezer,,68. 

Edward Apollos, 100. 

Frank Butler, 100. 

Jane S., 99, 100, 138. 



Gay, Lucina, 18, 30, 38, 43, 84. 

Lucy Pease, 100, 113, 120, 134. 

Lydia, 16, 38. 

Lydia L., 139. 

Mary, 11, 34, 38, 45. 

Richard, 9-11, 13-16, 45, 47. 

Richard, 139. 

Richard (Jr., Dea.), 18, 23, 24, 26, 
32, 34, 38, 43, 52-55, 84. 

Richard King, 31. 

Submit, 34, 89, 119, 131-133. 

Walter Newton, 99. 

Wilbert Howard, 100. 
Gaylord, Nathaniel (Rev.), iS, 58. 
Genoa, O., 82, 128, 131. 
Gibbs, Julia M., 13S. 
Gilbert, Edwin, 137. 

Jane, 137. 

Jesse, 40. 

Lydia, 40. 
Gillett, 125. 

Alexander (Rev.), 7. 

Anne, 43. 

Elizabeth, 11, 18. 

Elizabeth R., 136. 

Hannah (wid.), 45. 

Joab, 43. 

Lvdia, 42. 

Olive, 126. 

Zaccheus (Capt.), 11. 

Zaccheus (Jr.), 11, 18. 
Gillette, Laura Maria, 101, 121, i 

135. 
Goddard, 137. 

Caroline N., 138. 

Charles G. (Rev.), 1 10. 

Mary W., 137- 
Gordon, Mary E., 135. 
Gould, 43. 

Caroline Maria, 93, 120, 132, i 
137- 

Catharine, 81, 124, 125, 128, 131-1 

Chauncey, 31. 

David, 19, 24, 25, 31-33, 43. 

Edward Young, 86, 93, 120, 125, 1 

131, 132. 
Fannie, 33. 
George N., 84. 
Gurdon C. (Dea.), 78-82, 85, 86, i 

128, 131. 
James, 32. 

Mary E., 94, 120, 132, 134, 138. 

Phebe, 77, 84, 119, 128. 

Rebecca, 19, 32. 
Gowdy, Mary Ann, 137. 
Graham (Rev.), 29. 

Sally, 50, 130. 
Granby,^58, 69, 76, 93-95, 97, iii, i 

129, 135-139- 
Granger, Deborah, 38. 

Dinah (wid.), 43. 



47 



Granger, Israel, 20. 

John, II, 42. 

Lucina, 38. 

Moses, 127. 
Granville, Mass., 2S. 
Graves, Horace, 137. 

Julia, 137. 
Greenville, 79. 
Gridley, Uriel (Rev.), 53. 
Gross, 135. 
Griffin, 125, 130. 

Alison, 120. 

Ann, 17, 51. 

Anna, 27. 

Annis L., 136. 

Aralza, 136. 

Bathsheba, 28. 

Benona, 46. 

Betsey Ann, 81, 128,135. 

Charlotte, 37. 

Deborah, 38, 51. 

Dorothy, 80, 120, 131, 133. 

Elisha,'i7, 20, 21, ^23, 2V, 29, 30, 33, 

43- 
Eunice, 33. 
Eunice E., 137. 
Horace Viets, 99. 
Isaac, 26. 

Jerusha, 17, 29, 43. 
Julia Ann, 136. 
Lester, 94, 99, 120, 132, 137. 
Ivucretia, 29. 
Lucy, 24, 41. 

Lucy M., 99, 102, 124, 137. 
Marc)% 39. 
Margary, 30. 

Martin, 17, 21, 22, 28, 29, 51. 
Martin Collins, 29. 
Mary, 17, 46. 
Mathew (Jr.), 37. 
Micah, 17, 21, '28, 36. 
Naomi, 37. 
Nathaniel, 43. 
Philo, 135. 
Phineas, 125. 
Richardson, 136. 
vSamuel, 30, 33^, 42, 
Seth, 17, 19, 21, 22, 27, 29. 
Sophia, 27. 
Stephen, 26, 41, 42. 
Stephen (2d.), 22, 23, 30, 38, 51. 
Susanna, 39. 
Theodosia, 17. 
Timothv, 26. 
Walter,' 137. 
Griswold, 46, 125, 126. 
Abiah, 32. 
Abiah, 49, 130. 
Adaline, 137. 
Alexander, 40. 
Alexander (Jr.), 19, 33, 35, 45. 



Griswold, Alexander Hilton, 33, 137. 

Alexander Hilton (Mrs.), 125, 126. 

Anna, 39. 

Arthur, 127. 

Asaph, 35. 

Berley, 33, 45. 

Catherine M., 137, 139. 

Deborah, 37. 

Edwin C, 139. 

Esther C, 139. 

Elijah; 44. 

Elijah Finder, 44. 

Elizabeth, 135. 

Elsie, 19, 40. 

Esther, 135. 

Esther H., 100, 137. 

Elniira, 35. 

Elihu, 35. 

Grove, 28. 

Henrietta, 135. 

Hezekiah, 40, 41. 

Hiram, 135. 

James Monroe, 127, 137. 

Jerusha, 97, 119, 127, 130, 132, 133. 

Julia E., 139. 

Laura, 135. 

Mary Jerusha, 97. 

Mathew (Mather), (Capt.), 32, 84. 

Mathew (Ens.), 21, 23, 28, 30. 

Mathew (Jr.), 97, 119, 133. 

Mathew (Mrs.), 84. 

Mathew Ralph, 97. 

INIehitable, 137. 

Mindwell, 41^ 

Noah, 37. 

Norman, 46. 

Ogden, 40. 

Ralph, 125. 

Thaddeus, 30, 135. 

Virgil H. (Dea.), 100, 109, 113-115, 
120-122, 126, 134, 137. 

Virgil H. (Mrs.), 99, 108, 120, 134. 

William Butler, 100. 
Guilt of a member voted, 15, 16, 73. 
Gustin, Oliver, 45. 

Sarah, 45. 
Haddam, 136. 
Halfway covenanters. 

see Covenanters. 
Hall. Abigail, 136. 

David A., 136. 
Ogden (Rev.), 107, 123. 
Haliaday, Abel, 28, 42. 
Anna, 17, 31. 
Catharine, 40. 
Daniel, 17, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 31, 42, 

43- 
Daniel (Jr.), 40. 
Eli, 40. 
Hannah, 40. 
Ohver, 29, 43. 



148 



Hallock, Jeremiah (Rev.), 127. 
Halping, EV)eiiezer (Rev.), 74. 
Hamlin, Catharine, 99. 

Chester (Dr.), 86, 88, 90, 91, 94-96, 
99, 102, 104, 106, 107, T09, 116, 117, 
124, 131-133- 

Emeline, 99. 

Erastus, 93, 124, 129, 132, 134. 

Eveline, 124, 131-133- 

Leander B., 127. 

Louisa Griswold, 99. 

Maria B., 93, 124, 129, 134. 

Maria Elizabeth, 99, 120, 121, 132, 
134- 

Mary Hart, 99, 139. 
Harger, Addison, 133, 137. 

Clarissa M., 137. 

Esther M., 136. 

Julia Ann, 92-94, 124, 129, 132, 133. 

Melissa, 92, 99, 114, 120, 132, 134. 
Hartford, 41, 52, 76, 79-81, 86, 91, 93, 

95, 108, 124-126, 128-130, 133, 135- 

139- 
Hartford Co. North Association, 7. 
Hartford Co. North Consociation, 
church votes to vs^ithdraw from, 
56. 

reasons why doings of are con- 
sidered void, 56. 

letter from read, 57. 

church votes to reestablish connec- 
tion with, 57. 

see Consociation. 
Hartland, 18, 39, 127, 136. 
Harvey, Candace, 136. 

Erastus W., 136. 
Haskel, Harris, 106. 
Hathaway, Amos M., 133. 

Charity, 37. 

Guilford, 37. 

Mary, 94, 129, 131, 133. 
Hawley, Anne, 32. 

Chauncey, 35. 

Ephraim, 47. 

James (Dea.), 14, 19, 26, 31-33, 35. 

Hannah, 11. 

Hannah (2d.), 19, 32. 

Harlo, 33. 

Lucina, 19. 

Lyman, 31. 

Mary, 35, 40. 

Newton, 32. 

Rachel, 11, 18, 19. 

Rufus (Rev.), 7, 18, 27. 

Sarah, 38. 

Seth, 29, 47. 

Thomas, 11, 13, 14, 21, 29, 52, 57. 

Thomas (Jr.), 26, 35, 40. 

Thomas Chandler, 35. 

Timothy, 11, 18. 

Ursula, 135. 



Hayden, Abby, 100. 

Jane O., 99, 100, 108, 120, 132, 134, 
136. 

Joseph H., 97. 

Nathaniel (Dea.), 7. 

Oliver, 99, 100, 102, 104, 107, 109, 
112, 115, 122, 123, 126, 127, 136. 

Owen, 99, 126. 

Samuel S., 117. 

Sidney Hezekiah, 99, 121, 123, 135. 

Theodosia W., 99, 127. 

William Owen, 100. 
Hayes, 39, 84. 

Anson, 138. 

Daniel (Jr.), 29. 

Ellen E., 138. 

Mary, 29. 

Phebe, 77, 128. 

Samuel (Capt.), 7. 

Seth, 84. 

Tamer, 39. 

Theodosia, 37. 
Hemenway, Daniel (Rev.), 67, 79-88, 
90-100, 117, 118, 139. 

Edgerton, 99. 

George Cowles, 98. 

Mary Adams, 92, 95, 98, 99, 124, 129, 
131, 133, 134. 

Mary E., 120. 

Miriam W., 94, 95, 120, 129, 134. 

Sarah Elizabeth, 92, 94, 120, 129, 134. 
Hicox, Eunice (wid.), 53. 
Higlev, 41. 

(wid.), II, 45- 

Abigail, 27. 

Annah, 43. 

Brewster, 14, 16. 

David (ist), 14, 17. 

David (Jr.), 20, 26, 28, 41, 43. 

Elisha, 28, 41. 

Huldah. 26. 

Jehannah, 17. 

Jonathan, 17, 20, 22, 27, 29, 45, 53, 
54- 

Mary, 20, 26. 

Rachel, 29, 45. 

Samuel, 29. 

Tirzah, 37. 
Hill, Charity, 21. 

John, 21. 

Mary, 21. 
Hills, Lewis (Mrs.), 100, no, 120, 134. 
Hillyer, 46. 

Alice Louisa, 98. 

Andrew (Lieut., Capt.), 11, 20, 21, 
23, 25, 27-31, 41, 42, 44. 

Andrew Drayton, 28. 

Apollos, 50. 

Apollos Gay, 27, 33, 46, 50, 72, 73, 
87-90, 97, 126, 130-133. 

Appleton Robbins, 98. 



149 



Hillyer, Asa (Rev.), 51. 

Betsey, 30. 

Catharine, 98, 99, 129, 130, 132, 133. 

Catharine Chloe, 127. 

Charles T. (Capt.), 98, 99, 130. 

Clara Eliza, 99. 

David, 39. 

David (Mrs.), 39- 

Drayton, 33, 97- 

Elizabeth, 11, 29, 41, 42, 44. 

Polly, 31. 

Sarah, 46, 50, 130, 132, 133. 

vSarah Jane, 50, 95, 120, 129, 131, 133. 

Winthrop, 50. 
Hinsdale, EHzabeth R., 137. 

Theodore (Rev.), 7, 8, 18. 
Hitchcock, 1 38. 
Hoadley, Caroline A., 138. 

Jared, 27. 

John, 27. 

John B., 138. 

William, 27. 
Holcomb, 44, 46. 

Abraham (Mrs.), 125. 

Ahaz, 20, 21, 23, 24, 51. 

Anson, 36, 46. 

Anson Miron, 98. 

Asahel (Dea., ist), 9-1 1, 13, 16, 47, 
51-53, 57, 84. 

Asahel (Jr.), 22, 25, 29, 46-48. 

Asahel (3d), 35, 36. 

Assiah, 39. 

Calvin, 29, 36, 40, 46, 84. 

Carmi, 39. 

Corinthia E., 139. 

Cynthia, 35. 

Dinah, 11, 47, 51. 

Eleanor, 40. 

Eleanor (vvid.), 98, 119, 130. 

Elihu, 33. 

Elijah, 38. 

Elizabeth, 38, 39. 

Emma J., 139. 

Eratus, 34, 98, 123. 

Ezekiel (Jr.), 39. 

Fanny, 36, 135. 

Flag, 35- 

George Burleigh, 98. 

Hervey, 73. 

James Hervey, 35. 

Jane, 38. 

Laura, 123, 130. 

Lucy, 31. 

Luther, 19, 25, 26, 34, 36, 40, 47. 

Maria, 136. 

Mariett, 136. 

Martha, 35, 40. 

Mary, 125. 

Mary Rose, 98, 137. 

Medusa, 39. 

Micah, 39. 



Holcomb, Micah (Mrs.), 39. 

Nancy S., 137. 

Oliver, 44. 

Phineas, 38. 

Reuben (Rev.), 38. 

Samuel, 33. 

Sarah, 25, 35, 46-48. 

Solomon, 35. 

Susan, 19, 34. 

Susanna, 34, 38-40. 

Thankful, 19, 34, 40, 46. 

Urial, 35. 
Holloway, Daniel, 44. 

Lucy, 44. 
Holmes, Isabella Emily, 121, 122, 134. 

James, 120, 122, 134, 136. 

Jane Louisa, 121, 122, 134. 

Margaret Elizabeth, 121, 122, 134. 

Mary, 122, 134, 136. 

Uriel (Dea.), 18. 
Hoskins, 45. 

Alexander, 33. 

Alonzo Chester, 50. 

Alson, 19, 26, 32, 33, 35, 36, 45. 

Alson (Mrs.), 130. 

Alson (Jr.), 84. 

Charity, 51. 

Deborah, 49, 130. 

Eunice, 19, 32, 33. 

James, 49, 50. 

James Caspar, 50. 

Justin, 35. 

Mary, 36. 
Hosmer, Hannah, 119, 130. 

Mary Jane, 98, 120, 131. 
Hotch'kiss, Stephen (Dea.), 7. 
Houce, Mary, 43. 

Howe, John (Dr.), 18, 23, 24, 30, 31, 
38, 42, 43- 

Lydia, 30, 38, 42, 47. 

Mary, 31. 

William Pindar (Sir), 31, 43. 
Hull, Sarah, 138. 
Humphrev, Maria, 136. 

Phelps (Dr.), 136. 
Hurlburt (Mrs.), 132, 133. 

Alexander, 49, 130. 

Alvin, 45. 

Anna, 32, 29. 

Edwin, 137. 

Hannah (wid.), 42. 

Lena A., 137. 

Lucina, 130. 

Martin, 32. 

Mindwell, 36. 

Newell, 127. 

Siana, 49. 

Zachariah, 32. 
Installation of pastors, 68, 76. 

dates of, 67. 
Invitation to become pastor, 116, 117. 



150 



Jackson, 125. 

Anson, 126. 

David, 126. 

Hopewell, 126. 

Maria, 139. 
Jar vis, Sally, 76, 128. 
Jewett, Spoflford D., 97, 102. 
Johnson, Henry (Jr.), 138. 

Julia M., 138' 

Polly, 89, 126. 
Joy, Marv A., 136. 

Philo, 136. 
Judd, James S., 86, 90, 95, 124, 129, 

131, 133- 

James S. (Mrs.), 86, 95, 124, 129, 
133- 
Kellogg (Rev.), 76. 

Anne, 33, 44. 

Jeptha, 34. 

Oliver, 25, 33, 34, 44, 53. 

Thala, 34. 
Kent, Abigail, 37. 

Amos, 37. 

Cephas, 37. 

Lydia, 37. 
Kettle brook, 73. 
King, J. A. (Dea.), 107. 

Sahara, 36. 

Theodore, 107. 
Kingsbury, Lemuel, 27. 
Knox, 126. 

(Mrs.), 132, 133. 

Deborah, 135. 

Eleanor, 130. 

John, 126. 

John T., 135. 
Lamb, H. J. (Rev.), 117, 118, 121. 
Lamson, Ebenezer (Jr.), 11, 36. 

Sabra, 11, 36. 

Flora, 139. 

Sylvester, 139. 
Lancaster, Mass., 38. 
Landers, Asaph, 50, 77, 97, 98, 130. 

Benjamin, 49. 

Esther Maria, 98. 

Mary Bird (wid.), 71, 123, 128, 129. 
Lansing, Mich., 138. 
Lansingburg, N. Y., 124. 
Lathrop (Rev.), 127. 
Latimer, Martha, 27. 
Latimer, Wait, 37. 
Leavit, Pliebe, 22. 
Lee, Seth (Dea.), 7. 
Lees, John Simms, 100. 
Leete, T. A. (Rev.), 106, 107, 115. 
Leete, 116. 
Leffingwell, Sarah, 138. 

Zenas C, 138. 
Lenox, Mass., 68. 
Leonard, David, 39. 

Elizabeth, 39. 



Letter, admission to membership bv. 
See Admission. 

of excommunication to be prepared, 
84, 92. 

adopted, 92. 

to be sent, 84, 85. 

to be approved, 85. 

as to church standing of a member, 
94- 

of admonition, text of, 61. 

read, 83. 

approved, 85, 91. 

to be sent, 15, 16, 52, 60, 78, 83, 85, 
91- 
Lewis (Mrs.), 73. 

Abigail, 35, 46. 

Adaline S., 137. 

Dorothy, 28. 

Deborah, 11. 

Gabriel, 33. 

Hannah, 35, 40. 

Hezekiah, 19, 21, 26, 28, 33, 45, 47. 

Hezekiah (Jr.), 35, 40. 

Hezekiah, Gilbert, 35. 

Jane, 137. 

John, 35, 36, 40, 46. 

John (Mrs.), 35. 

John Aralzamon, 36. 

Lydia, 19, 26, 35, 45. 

Polly, 35, 40. 

Ruth (wid), 123, 126, 130, 132, 133. 

Sim°, II. 

Simeon, (Ens.), 32. 

Simeon, 123. 

Susanna, 35. 

Zeruiah, 108, 123, 129, 130, 132, 133. 
London, 30, 32. 

Catharine, 32. 

Luther, 30. 

Miriam, 30. 
London, 39. 
Loomis, Marcy, 38. 
Lord's Supper, dates of administra- 
tion, 48-52, 70. 

members may have children bap- 
tized and not attend, 54. 

neglect to partake of, 10, 13. 

when to be administered, 10, 48. 

to be administered, 14. 

see Communion. 
Low, Jane, 138. 
Londonderry, N. H., 77, 128. 
Lynn, Mass., 107, 108, 129. 
McCall, E., 115. 
McCargan (Mrs.), 45. 
McLean, Allen (Rev.), 49, 69, 76, 80, 
95-97. 106, no, 117, 118. 

Allen N., 87, 92, 124, 128, 132. 
McRoy, Mary, 136. 
McWhinnie, Mary, 136. 
Mallory, Mary A., 136. 



151 



Manchester, 92, 93, 124, 13S. 
Manchester, N. II., 102, 124. 
Marks, 138. 

Marriages, 36-40, 135-139. 
Marrit, Abigail, 37. 
Marsh, Johii (Rev.), 123. 
Marshal, Sanniel, 46. 
Mather, Elihu, 39. 
Medusa, 39. 

Nathaniel, 11, 15, 52, 53. 
Nathaniel (Jr.), 43. 
Meachani, Barnabas, 20, 21, 24, 25, 37, 
41. 
Margaret, 38. 
Mary, 52. 
Paul, 24, 38. 

Silas (Dr.), 50, 52, 59, 60, 69, 127. 
Roxanna, 38. 
Timothy, 41. 
Titus, 27. 
Mead Fort, 41. 

Meetings of church, 11-16, 50, 52, 53, 

55-65, 68-96, 101-104, 106-117, 121, 

122. 

Member, not evidence for charge 

against, 53. 

to be labored v^dtli no further, 59, 

69. 
willing to be excomnninicated, 65. 
to be excommunicated, 69. 
cited to appear and answer charges, 

69, 72, 78. 
does not appear, 69. 
held in suspense, 73. 
confesses guilt, 74, 82. 
requested to make public confes- 
sion, 74. 
refuses, 74. 
acknowledges truth of charges 

against him, 74. 
requested to make gospel confes- 
sion, 74, 83, 85. 
to be disciplined, 77. 
trial of, 82, 88. 
excluded from privileges of the 

church, 83. 
served with copy of complaint 

against him, 87. 
voted to be in good standing, 92. 
see Admonition, Charges, Commit- 
tee, Complaint, Confession, Ex- 
communication, Guilt, Report, 
Watch. 
Members to renew their vows, 11, 12. 
plan for terms of admission of, 13. 
general letter of recommendation 

given, 12. 
former pastor and his family con- 
sidered as, 12. 
excommunicated, 18, 52, 53, 73, 75, 
78, 85, 92. 



Members dismissed and reconnnend- 
ed, 18, 69, 71, 76, 77, 79-S2, 86, 
91-95, 102, 108, 114. 

list of, II, 129, 135. 

see Recommendations. 
Membership of a dismissed pastor 
ceases, 57. 

see Watch of the church. 
Merriman, Ebenezer, 18, 30, 51. 

Mehitable, 18, 30, 51. 
Merrow, Caroline Maria, 126, 137. 

Jacob Price, 137. 

Mary E.,'114, 129, 138. 

William H., 138. 
Messenger, Celesta, 137. 

Flora, 139. 

Miranda, 137. 
Miller, Elizabeth, 39. 

J. R. (Rev.), 117, 118. 
Millidgeville, Ga., 94, 129. 
Mills, 125. 

Ebenezer (Rev.), 12, 13. 

Jared C, 126. 

Mary, 12, 13. 

Pelatiah, 7. 

vS. W., 106. 
Miner, Crecia, 31. 

John, 14, 18, 23, 25, 31, 32, 42, 53. 

Nathan, 32, 42. 

Phebe, 18, 31. 

vSeth, 24. 
Minister under censure disqualified for 
communion, 58. 

see Pastor. 
Mintie, James, 136. 

Mary, 136. 
Mittineague, Mass., 117, 124. 
Mix, Joseph (Rev.), 69, 123, 128. 

Stephen (Rev.), 76. 
Moderator chosen, 57, 74. 
Munroe, Martha M., 13S. 
Monstrous birth, 42. 
Moore, 43, 45. 

Abigail, 26, 38, 51. 

Amos, 42. 

Asa, 22, 24. 

Betsey, 46. 

Betty, 26. 

Catharine, 47. 

Charity, 37. 

Deborah, 38. 

Dorus, 43. 

Elizabeth, 38. 

Eunice E., 137. 

Grace, 39. 

Hiram, 23, 38. 

James, 43. 

James L,., 84. 

Jesse, 47, 84. 

Job, 46. 

Joel, 25, 43, 44. 



152 



Moore, Joel (Jr.), 44. 

Martha, 42. 

Micah, II, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 50, 52, 
74, 75, 127, 130. 

Mindwell, 37. 

Nahum, 45, 47. 

Naomi, 37. 

Orine, 135. 

Ozias, 46. 

Roswell, 17, 22, 29, 35. 

Roswell Carlton, 35. 

Sarah, 17, 22, 29, 44. 

Timothy, 21, 22, 26, 51. 

Tirzah P., 135. 
Moran, Friend, 26. 

John (Ens.), 26. 

Mindwell, 26. 
Morgan, Dixey, 137. 

Philip M., 137. 
Morrisville, Vt., 137. 
Moses (Uncle), 89. 

Sarah, 38. 
Moss, 45. 
Mumford, Henry, 19, 33-36, 40. 

Sally, 19, 40. 

Sarah, 84. 

Sophia, 36. 

Walter, 33. 
Murfy, Edward, 41. 

Jemima, 38. 
Nash, Ansel (Rev.), 80, 85. 
Nelson, Horatio K., 136, 138. 

Martha J., 138. 

Mary, 136. 
Newbern, S. C, 125. 
Newberry, Corinthia E., 139. 

George F., 139. 
New Britain, 93, 94, 124. 
Newell, Cornelius, 98. 

Samuel (Rev.), 7, 8. 
Newgate prison, 68, 71. 
New Harmony, Ind., 135. 
New Hartford, 51, 135. 
New Haven, 40, 114, 126, 129. 
New Ipswich, N. H., 116. 
New Jersey, 51. 

New Marlborough, Mass., 18, 37. 
Newton, 47. 

Jerusha, 49, 50, 126, 130, 132, 133. 

Laura, 49, 84. 

Lucina, 130. 

Phineas, 47, 84. 
New York, N. Y., 76, 86, 128, 136. 
Noble, Asa (Jr.), 27. 

Asahel, 27. 
Norfolk, 38. 
North Consociation of Hartford Co., 

see Hartford Co. 
Northington, 18, 52. 
North Middleborough, Mass., 139. 
North Windsor, 52. 



Norwich, 79, 80, 124. 

Nunda, N. Y., 134. 

Officers of church chosen, 122. 

duties of, 122. 
Ohio, 135. 
Olcott, E. M., 96. 

Mariett, 136. 

Sanford, R., 136. 
Oran, N. Y., 136. 
Ormsbee, Benjamin W., 135. 

Harriet, 135. 
Owen, 42, 89. 

(Capt.), 84. 

(wid.), 84. 

Abigail M., 137. 

Alford, 35. 

Alvin, 21, 24. 

Anne, 84. 

Azabah, 39. 

Benajah, 45. 

Benajah (Mrs.), 125. 

Caroline A., 138. 

Charles, 34. 

Chloe, 19. 

Elijah (Lieut.), 13, 20-22, 25, 27, 28, 
30, 31- 

Eunice, 38. 

Frederick, 45. 

George, 19, 26. 

George C, 135. 

Isaac, 35, 70-72, 75, 130. 

Isaac (Jr.), 18, 22, 25, 26, 30, 34, 38, 

42, 46, 54, 58, 64. 
Isaac (Mrs.), 130. 
Isaac Milton, 30. 
Jane, 136. 
Jemima, 38, 44. 

Jennette Dorothy, loi, 121, 123, 135. 

Joab (Mrs.), 88. 

Joel, 31. 

Joseph, 28. 

Lydia, 20, 27, 28, 35, 40. 

Lydia L., 139. 

Margaret, 11, 42. 

Mary, 27, 38, 41, 136. 

Milo M., 137. 

Milton, 46. 

Milton (Mrs.), 114, 124, 134. 

Oliver, 27. 

Pelatiah, 30. 

Sabra, 135. 

Samuel (Dea.), 9-1 r, 13, 14, 16, 42, 

43, 52. 
Samuel (Jr.), 53. 
Seth, 23, 25, 38, 44, 45- 
Zeruiah, 18, 27, 37, 38. 

Page, Caleb F. (Rev.), 11 1, 115, 116. 
Parker (Mrs.), 38. 

vSabra M., 138. 

William H., 138. 
Parsons, Adaline, 137. 



is: 



Parsons, Avery, 137. 

Martha (wid)., 41. 
Pastor asks for a council for his dis- 
mission, 102, 103, 114. 

church standing of a, after dismis- 
sion, 57. 

gives letter of resignation, 102, 103, 

installed, 68, 76. 

to act as chaplain at Newgate, 68. 

ceases to act, 71. 

settled, 7. 

ordained, 107. 

dates of installation and dismissal 
of, 67, 139. 

see Council, Minister. 
Pearl, Candace, 136. 
Pease (wid.), 45, 84. 

Uriah, 41. 
Penn Yan, N. Y., 79, 80, 128, 
Perkins, 84. 

Abigail, 135. 

Charles I., 137. 

Elizabeth R., 137. 

Joel, 39. 

Nathan (Rev.), 7, 8, 68. 

Salome, 39. 

Sterling, 84, 135. 
Perren, Elisha, 26. 

Rachel, 26. 
Pettibone, Chauncey, 37. 

Theodosia, 37. 
Phelps, 26, 42, 45, 84. 

(Rev.), 76. 

(Mrs.), 125, 130, 132, 134. 

Aaron, 20, 21, 23, 29, 30, 43. 

Aaron (Jr.), 27, 32. 

Aaron (wid.), 127. 

Abiah, 39. 

Absolom, 44. 

Alcemina, 136. 

Almira, 49, 108, 124, 134. 

Azariah, 39, 45, 47. 

Azariah (Jr.), 25. 

Azabah, 39. 

Bathsheba, 17, 29. 

Bathsheba (wid.), 130. 

Catherine M., 137. 

Charles N., 126. 

Charity, 17, 19, 35, 37, 40. 

Cromwell, 49, 84. 

Deborah, 32, 37, 38, 132, 133. 

Dorothy (wid.), 84. 

Drayton, 31. 

Ebenezer (Lieut.), 15, 17, 20. 

Eber. 25, 39. 

Eldad, 26. 

Elihu, 19, 25, 34, 35, 40. 

Eliphalet, 23. 

EUza, 81, 98, 119, 128, 131. 

Elizabeth (wid.), 42, 81, 98, 120, 
131-133- 



Phelps, Ellen J., 139. 
Enoch, 22, 42, 43. 
Erastus, 30. 
Esther (wid.), 20, 22. 
Esther H., 137. 
Ezekiel, 29, 31, 43. 
Ezekiel (Jr.), 17, 20, 22, 29, 51. 
Francis L,ooniis, 77, 78, 98, 119, 131, 

136. 
Hannah, 40, 42. 
Harvey, 47. 
Henry Cecil, 49. 
Henry H., 139. 
Hervey, 49, 12S, 130. 
Horace, 50, 70-73, 127, 129, 130. 
Horace (Mrs.), 73, 130. 
Huldah, 135. 
Humphrey, 34. 
Isaac, 42. 
Israel, 45. 
Israel Case, 29. 
Jabesh, 126. 
Jabez Moore, 30. 
James Hervey, 98. 
James N., 127. 
Jane, 49. 
Jane M., 136. 
Jason, 35. 
Jerusha, 39. 

Job, 23, 28, 30, 31, 35, 37. 
Job (Jr.), 17, 21. 
Joel, 38. 
John (Dea.), 7. 
John Benajah, 49. 
Joseph, 44. 
Josiah, 42. 
Louisa, 125. 
Lydia, 37, 119. 
Marcy, 37, 44. 
Mehitable, 137. 
Melissa, 49, 81, 119, 128, 131. 
Nancy, 43. 

Nathaniel, 19, 22, 26, 37, 44, 84. 
Newton, 49. 
Philomathes, 29. 
Reuben, 20, 22, 36, 44, 51. 
Rhoda, 39. 

Richard Randolph, 49. 
Roger, 25. 
Roland, 125-127. 
Rosanna, 36, 44. 
Roswell H., 25, 47, 82-85, 98, loi, 

102, 104, 119, 130-132. 
Roswell H. (Mrs.), 130. 
Ruth, 21, 29, 32. 
Sarah, 31, 86, 108. 
Sarah (wid.), 49, 84, 124, 128, 130, 

134- 
Susanna, 17, 24, 38, 120. 
Truman, 47. 
Tryphena, 19, 26. 



154 



Phelps, William Gay, 98. 

Zophar, 27, 46. 
Pike, 43. 

Oliver, 43. 

William, 43. 
Pindar, William (Sir), 43. 
Pinney, Allen, 136. 

Butler (Mrs.), 126. 

Eleanor, 40. 

Eleanor Horshia, 36, 136. 

Frances M., 138. 

Joseph, 36, 40, 46. 

Julia E., 139. 

Levi, 47. 

Pamela, 135. 

Purleyette Melinda, 100, 120, 121, 
134- 

Rensellaer, 120, 121. 

Sabra, 135. 

Sabra M., 138. 

Salome, 39. 
Pitkin, Timothy (Rev.), 7, 8. 
Pomfret, 138. 
Poniroy, iii, 112. 
Pond, Benjamin Franklin, 98. 

Harriet Louisa, 97. 

James O. (Dr.), 72, 74-76, 97, 98, 123, 
1 28, 130. 

Pluma, 76, 123, 128, 130. 
Poquonock, 39, 46, 117, 121, 124. 
Porter, Isaac (Rev.), 58, 69, 76, 80, 81, 
97- 

Jane, 138. 

Noah (Rev.), 123. 

Warren, 138. 
Post, Clarissa M., 127. 
Potter, Sarah (wid.), 51, 127. 
Pratt, Almeron, 121, 123, 134, 137. 

Catharine E., 139. 

Elnathan, 45. 

George C, 139. 

Lavinia A., 102, 123, 125, 129, 132, 
134. 137- 

Ransle, 45. 
Preston, Esther K., 136. 

Hiram, 136. 
Priest, Asa, 28. 
Prince, Citty, 38. 

Zackarj^ 11, 42. 
Prisoner died, 46. 
Profession, see Admission. 
Propounded for admission, 19, 25, 48- 

51, 80, 81, 86, 92-95, 108-110. 
Protestant society, 107. 
Rainbow, 46, 125-127, 137. 
Raymond, A. C. (Rev.), 109. 
Recommendations, list of, 127-129. 
Records ordered delivered to clerk, 
57- 

summary of, 65. 
Reed, Abner, 39. 



Reed, Celesta, 137. 

Mary, 39. 

Samuel N., 137. 
Report of conmiittee to labor with 
erring member, 60, 65, 109, 110, 
112. 
Restoration of membership to former 

members, 57, loi, 102. 
Rice, 43. 

Chauncey D. (Rev.), 93, 94. 

Joseph, 43. 

Harriet, 135. 
Richards, Samuel T. (Rev.), iio, 115, 

116. 
Ripley, Erastus(Rev.), 71, 72. 
Robbins, Allen, 34. 

Appleton, 19, 25, 26, 34-36, 40, 49, 
57-59, 73-75, 79, 80, 86-89, 9^, 119, 
127, 130-133. 

Catharine, 36, 119, 130. 

Chloe, 34, 40, 49, 126, 130, 132, 133. 

Eliza, 35, 50, 70, 128, 130, 135. 

Francis L. (Rev.), 68, 96, 104. 

George Stillman, 34. 

Mary, 35. 

Thomas (Rev.), 49, 58, 68. 
Robinson, Henry A. (Rev.), 80, 87, 107. 

Deborah, 37. 

John, 37. 

Laura S., 139. 

Septimus D., 139. 
Rockwell, Adaline S., 137. 

Alnion, 40. 

Annis, 19, 40. 

Anson, 40. 

Charlotte, 136. 

Henian, 135. 

Henrietta, 135. 

Herman, 34. 

Julius, 137. 

William, 19, 33, 34, 40. 

William Perry, 33. 
Roe, Charlotte, 37. 

Daniel, 37. 

Deborah, 39. 
Rogers, 46. 

D., 46. 

Josiah (Dea.), 7. 
Rockwood, Harriet A., 136. 
Root, Cynthia S., 137. 

Elisha, 137. 

Noah, 126. 
Roswell, Nehemiah, 24. 
Rouse, T. H. (Rev.), 117, 118. 
Rowland, Henry A. (Rev.), 50, 68, 76, 

80, 86. 
Royce, Joseph (Mrs.), 43. 
Rule for propoixnding dispensed with, 

93, 121. 
Rules for the good of the church, 54. 
Ryal, 27. 



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Ryal, Hannali, 27. 

Iviike, 27. 
Sacrament, covenanters may partake 
of, 55- 

see Lord's supper. 
Sage, Seth (Rev.), 7. 
Salary voted to pastor, 59. 
Salisl)ury, 37. 
Salmon JBrook, 26, 37-39, 52, 53, So, Si, 

84, 93-95, 128, 129, 131. 
Sanborne, Caroline G. (?M., S.), 99, 
100, 108, 124, 129, 134. 

Chester Goodale, 99, 126. 

Charles Griswold, 99, 126. 

George Granley, 100. 

Mary Elizabeth, 100. 

Pliny F. (Rev.), 99, 100, 106-116, 
124, 126, 139. 
Sandisfield, Mass., 12, 137. 

see Church. 
Savannah, Ga., 93, 124, 129, 136. 
Saybrook platform, exceptions taken 

to, 8. 
Scotland, 38. 
Scott, Nelson (Rev.), 107. 
Setting candidate apart for work of 

ministry, 7. 
Settlement of pastor, 7. 
Seymour, Ralph, 135. 

Sarah, 136. 

Susan M., 135. 
Se.ssions, Joseph W. (Rev.), 104, 107, 

114. 
vSheffield, Mass., 3S. 
Sheldon, 47. 

Abiah, 39. 

Asaph, 39. 

Cynthia, 98, 119, 131-133. 

Lydia, 37. 
Shepard, Samuel (Rev.), 68. 
Sherman, Charles (Dea.), 95, 96. 
Simsbury, 18, 27, 28, 32, 36-39, 45, 69, 
76, 79-81, 87, 92, 95, 96, 105, 106, 

105, no, 115, 117, 123, 124, 128, 129 
131-133, 136, 138. 

Skinner, Amelia, 120, 131. 
Charles Roswell, 99. 
Deborah, 48, 130, 132, 133. 
Dwight Thrall, 95, 97, 99, 100, 120, 

127, 132, 134, 136. 
Harvey Dwight, 99. 
Hervey (Dea.), 31, 48, 50, 58-60, 71- 
76, 79, 80, 85, 87, 90, 92-97, 104, 

106, 108, 112, 113, 127, 130-133. 
Lucy, 35. 

Luranah, 48, 84. 

Lydia, 31, 48, 120, 131, 133, 136. 

Maria Butler, 99. 

Mary, 18, 38, 46. 

Mary Deborah, 100. 

Newton, 30. 



vSkinner, Roswell, 18, 23, 24, 30, 31, 35, 
38, 46, 48, 55-57, 64, 70, 72, 73, 84, 
129. 

Roswell (Mrs.), 129. 

Sarah, 95, 99, '100, 120, 132, 134, 136. 

Sarah Grace, 99, 120, t2i, 134. 
Small pox, 41. 
Smith, 46, 97, 134. 

Elijah, 37. 

Elijah S., 135. 

EHzabeth, 41. 

J. (Dea.), ]o6. 

Josiah 92, 94, 124, 129, 132. 

Josiah (Mrs.), 92, 94, 124, 129. 

Levi (Rev.), 96. 

Marietta, 135. 

Prudence, 37. 

Rebecca, 125, 137. 

Sidney, 137. 
Soper, Martha, 81, 128, 135. 

Martha Thrall, 131. 

Virgil, 135. 
Southampton, Ma.ss., 86, 95, 124, 129. 
South Egremont, Mass., 124. 
vSouthington, 125. 
Southwell, John, 44. 
Southwick, Mass., 37, 38, 135, 137. 
South Windsor, 123. 
Spencer, Jonathan, 41. 
Spencer, Mass., 123. 
Spring, Jane M., 136. 

Mary, 39. 

Samuel, 29. 

Thomas, 21, 29. 
Springfield, Mass., 39, 86, 95, 117, 124, 

129, 138, 139. 
Squires, Delia, 137. 

PlenryS., 137. 
Stannard, Betsey, 109, no, 132, 133, 
136. 

Josiah, 126, 136. 
Statement of member about his re- 
ported evil doing, 1 11. 
Stebbins, vSanmel (Rev.), 18, 48. 
Steele, 127. 
vSteiDhens.(Stevens), 43. 

Betsey, 47. 

Betsey Ann, 50, 119, 130, 135. 

Catharine,'' 40. 

Cornelia, 98. 

Cornelia G., 138. 

Edmund, 44, 46. 

Eli, 34, 125. 

Emma J., 139. 

Frederic' J., 139. 

Fruzzel (Trnzzel), 17, 37, 51. 

George, 34. 

Jerusha, 44. 

Justus Porter, 50. 

Justus Root, 30, 48, 50, 64, 74, 75, 80, 
98, III, 123, 130-133. 



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Stephens, Marcy, 17, 31. 

Martha, 98, 123, 131-133- 

Martha J., 138. 

Mercy, 48. 

Olin, 47. 

Percey, 34. 

Phineas (Dea.), 17, 20, 21, 23-25, 27, 
28, 30, 31. 33, 43, 55, 64, 71, S4, 
127, 130. 

Phineas, 27. 

Phineas (Mrs.), 130. 

Rebecca, 137. 

Rosalina, 28. 

Sarah, 33, 48, 86, 93, 124, 127, 129, 133. 

Thomas (Ens.), 42. 

Thomas (Jr.), 17, 23, 28, 30, 34, 37, 
51, 130, 132. 

Thomas Warren, 30. 

V. (Dea.), 104, 117. 

Virannus, 28. 
Stephentown, N. Y., 51. 
Steward, 46. 

J., 46. 
Stiles, Eunice, 38. 

Ezra, 27. 

Martin, 27. 

Shubael, 23, 38. 
Stocking, Charles H., 135. 

Jane M., 135. 
Stoniugton, 38. 
Storrs, E. (Rev.), 12. 
Stow, 135. 

Strickland, Joseph, 26, 44. 
Strong, Anson, 34. 

Deborah, 39. 

Eli, 19, 23, 25, 26, 33, 34, 40, 45. 

Guilson, 39. 

Jane, 38. 

Joseph (Rev.), 7, 8, 37, 49. 

Julia, 33. 

Lament, 19, 33, 40. 

Laura, 33. 

Martha, 33, 45. 

Mary, 33. 

N. (Rev.), 12. 

Sarah, 33. 

Sophia, 33. 
SuflBeld, 26, 37-52, 68, 76, 79, 80, 87, 92, 
95-97, 104, 107, III, 113, 117, 125, 
129, 135-137- 
Swampscot, Mass., 108. 
Swan, Adin Seymour, 30. 

Deborah, 38. 

Joseph, 22, 23, 29, 30, 38. 

Joseph Smith, 29. 
Sweatland, Harvey, 126. 
Talbot, 125. 

Tariffville, 100, 122, 125, 138. 
Taylor, John (Rev.), 48, 50, 57. 
Tenant, Abraham, 93, 111-113, 124, 
132, 134- 



Tenant, Abraham (Mrs.), 124, 132, 134. 
Teuney, Caleb J. (Rev.), 76, 123. 
Theological Institute of Connecticut, 

96, 97, 104, 106. 
Thompson, 40. 

Alma, 44. 

Catharine O., 138. 

Edward, 47, 127. 

Edward (Jr.), 24, 38, 44. 

Edward P., 125, 137. 

Edmund, 127. 

Emma G., 138, 

Glorianna (wid.), 127. 

Isaac Watts, 138. 

John, 36, 46. 

Jonathan P., 138. 

Josephine, 127. 

Lydia, 136. 

Maria, 138. 

Milton, 36, 47, 84. 

Nancy L., 125. 

Nancy S., 137. 

Norwood, 126. 

Samuel, 36, 40, 46, 47, 84. 

Sarah, 38. 
Thompson, 126. 
Thrall, 42, 43, 47. 

(wid.), 47, 84, 130, 133. 

Anna (wid.), 25, 48. 

Benjamin (Lieut.), 20, 22, 27, 32, 42, 

44; 

Benjamin (Jr.), 23. 

Betsey (wid.), 130, 133, 136. 

Cynthia, 50, 70, 128. 

Cynthia Maria, 94, 98, 120, 125, 130, 

134- 
Deborah, 18, 31, 33, 35, 38, 50, 59-61, 

64, 69, 127, 135. 
Eleanor, 28, 84. 
Ezekiel (Lieut.), 27. 
Ezekiel (Mrs.), 45. 
Friend, 34. 
Gay lord, 35, 90. 
George, 35, 73, 130. 
Grace, 35, 37. 
Harvey, 35, 135. 
Ina, 36. 
James, 28. 
Jane Skinner, 33, 94, 97, 120, 132, 

134, 138- 
Jerusha, 39. 
Jesse, 90. 
Joel, 27. 

John, 7, II, 22, 23, 35. 
John (jr.), 20. 
John (2d), 44. 

John (3d), 24, 28-30, 32, 43. 
Keziah, 27. 
Laura, 135. 
Leicester, 40. 
Levi, 84. 



157 



Thrall, Luke, i8, 23, 24, 20, 31, 33 35, 
38, 46. 

Luke Homer, 31. 

Lucy, 28. 

Lydia, 48, 130, 132, 133. 

Martha, 11, 30, 38, 48, 120, 128, 135. 

Mary, 28, 48, 119, 131. 

Newton Walter, 48. 

Patty, 46. 

Rhoda, 32. 

Rhoderick, 29. 

Sally, 33- 

Samuel, 28. 

Samuel Lewis, 36. 

Sarah, 19, 35, 40. 

Sardis, 33. 

Sardius, 127. 

Simeon, 30, 130. 

Sinthy, 33. 

Submit, 32. 

Walter (Capt.), 33, 47. 48, 58, 60, 61, 
64, 75, 77. 80, 87-92, 94, 97, 98, loi, 
102, 106, 116, 122, 130-133, 137. 

William K., 32, 84. 

Worthy (Capt.), 19, 26, 33-36, 40, 47, 
48, 58, 60, 61, 84. 
Tibbells""(Tibbetts?), 38. 

Harriet Cebelia, 99. 

Roxana, 95, 99. 

Timothy, 49. 
Tibbetts(Tibbells?), 84. 

Moses (Capt.), 84. 

Roxy, 123, 129, 131, 133. 

Samuel, 123, 131, 133. 
Ticonderoga, 41. 
Tithingham, 45. 
Torrington, 123. 
Towne, Joseph H. (Rev.), 97. 
Trial of a member, 88-91. 
Trumbull Co., O., 102. 
Tuller, Elijah, 27. 

Jabez, 27. 

Joel, 38. 

Marcy, 38. 

Rufus, 106. 
Tyler, Bennet (Rev.), 96, 97, 104-107. 
Universal salvation, member stated to 

believe in, 77. 
Vadakin, 98, 119, 130. 

Henry John, 98. 

John, 98, 119, 130-132, 135. 

Louisa, 135. 

Louisa King, 98. 

Lucretia, 135. 

Plunia, 98. 

Rebecca Alvira, 98. 

Sophia Fanny, 98. 

Susan, 98. 
Veta, Delia, 137. 
Viets, 45. 

Abi, 132, 133. 



Viets, Abigail, 119. 

Allen, 126. 

Annis L., 136. 

Benoni, 11, 45. 

Carroll Jay, 100. 

Cordelia T., 100, 124, 134. 

Ksther K., 136. 

G. (Dea.), 125. 

Helen Mary, 100. 

Henr}^, 11. 

Henry Rouse, 100. 

Imlay B., 134. 

James, 37. 

James Rollin, 93, 99, 100, 109, 110, 
120, 132. 

Jane, 100, 114, 124, 134. 

Jennie Abbie, 100. 

John, 119, 133. 

John (Mrs.), 130. 

John Birthrong, 100. 

John J., 100. 

Jonathan, 125. 

Julia Ann, 136. 

Juliette A., 94, 124, 134. 

L. L., 126. 

Lavinia Abi, 92, 99, 120, 133, 137. 

Luke (wid.), 127. 

Margaret, 11, 42. 

Mary Adelia, 92, 99, 120, 132, 134, 138. 

Ruth, II, 15, 16, 20. 

Seth, II, 20. 
Votes of the church. 

see Meetings. 
Walker, Charles (Rev.), 86, 91. 
Walpole, Citty, 38. 

Robert, 38. 
W^are, Daniel, 126. 

Mary Ann, 137. 

William W., 137. 
Warner, Jonathan, 17, 22, 29. 

Mary, 29. 

Olive, 29. 
Warren, Israel P. (Rev.), 95-97, 102. 

N. C. (Dea.), 104. 
Warren, O., 102, 124. 
Warriner, Eunice, 39. 

Gad, 39. 
Washburn, Abigail Bigelow, 50. 

Asahel C. (Rev.), 92, 95, 96, 104, 105, 
107, 114. 

Betsey, 50, 79, 130. 

Charles, 33, 50, 97. 

Elizabeth Gay, 50. 

Esther Maria, 50. 

Mary Rebecca, 50. 

Sarah Anna, 33, 97. 
Washington, D. C., 136. 
Watch of the church over member of 
another church, 51. 

withdrawn from member, 16, no. 
Water bury, 137. 



158 



Watertown, 53. 
Watson, Jemima, 46. 
Webb, M. S., 115. 
Weller, Catharine M., 139. 

Ro3-al M., 139. 
West, Harriet A., 136. 

Nicholas W., 136. 
Westfield, Mass., 27, 39, 135, 137, 138. 
West Granb}^ 102. 
West Hartford, 68, 71, 114. 
West Hartland, 1 10. 
West Springfield, Mass., 52, 92, 124, 

127, 135. 
West Suffield, 69, 104, 107, 108, T14, 

117, 121, 123-126, 128, 13S. 
West Turin, N. Y., 138. 
Wethersfield, 76, 123. 
Wheeler, Aaron H., 135. 

Ursula, 135. 
White, John, 32. 
Whipple, Martha M., 138. 

Wellington G., 138. 
Wilbur, Hervey, 58, 59. 
Wilcox, Daniel, 20, 22, 23. 

Mary Ann, 95, 129, 137. 

Obadiah W., 137. 
Williamsburg, 39. 
Wilson, Elizabeth, 39. 
Wilton, Deha E., 136. 

Reuben B., 136. 
Winchel, 41, 45. 

Abigail, 19, 27, 33, 35, 40. 

Alcemena, 136. 

Alfred, 98, 99, 119, 131, 133. 

Alexander, 34. 

Alice, 37. 

Allen, 31. 

Alvin, 34. 

Anna, 32, 39. 

Avanda, 33. 

Charity, 18, 25, 3T, 33, 39, 48, 51. 

Clarissa Maria, 98, 99, 119, 131-133. 

Cyrene, 135. 

E., 34- 

Eli, 19, 25, 26, 32, 35, 36, 40. 

Elisha, II, 25, 28, 45. 

Elisha (Jr.), 17, 20-22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 
31, 32, 34, 36, 4T, 42. 

Ellen J., 139. 

Frances Maria, 99. 

George Alfred, 98. 

George ^lay, 98. 

Grace, 18, 31, 39. 

Grove, 18, 24, 31, 33, 34, 36, 39, 44, 
45- 

Kiel, 46. 

Irana, 34. 

Jane M., 135. 

Jemima (wid.), 42. 

Lucinda, 33. 

Lucy, II, 43- 



Winchel, Luke, 34, 35, 40, 45. 

Luke (Mrs.), 19, 40. 

Martin (Ens.), 11, 42. 

Martin (Jr.), 16, 27, 51. 

Mary, 11, 31, 42. 

Mindwell, 17, 28, 29, 32, 36, 41, 42. 

Nathaniel, 32. 

Nathaniel (Ens.), 25, 32, 33, 39. 

Norman, 33, 36, 45. 

Oliver, 18, 24, 25, 31, 33, 34, 39, 42, 48. 

Phebe, 34. 

Reuben, 32. 

Samuel, 136. 

Sardis, 36. 

Shalor, 34. 

Talcott, 33. 

Violet, 37. 

William, 127. 

William Ellsworth, 98. 

Zilpah, 33. 
Winchendon, Mass., 71, 128. 
Winchester, 17. 
Windsor, 30. 

London, 30. 

Luther, 30. 

Miriam, 30. 
Windsor, 18, 37-39, 44, 50, 52, 68, 76, 
79, So, 85, 86, 91, 94, 97, 102, 106, 
114, 115, 123, 125, 126, 129, 132, 

135-139- 
Windsor Locks, 81, 106, 115, 117, 138, 

139- 
Winsted, 92, 124. 
Wintonbury, 44, 79, 80, 85. 
Wiswrell, Sanmel J., 138. 

Sarah J., 13S. 
Withrell, Edwin, 100, 121, 123, 134. 
With well, 136. 

Wolworth, Elijah, 15, 16, 20-22, 24, 26, 
27, 37, 41, 51, 52. 

Justus, 26. 

Lj'dia, 27, 37, 41. 

Mahitable, 16, 26, 41, 51. 
Woodford, Joseph, 7. 
Woodruff (Mrs.), 132, 134. 

Chloe, 120. 

Samuel, 58, 60, 71, 75, 81, 82, 91, 127, 
129, 131, 132. 
Woodward, Elizabeth, 135. 
Worthingtou, Eunice, 39. 
Worthington, INIass., 39. 
Wright, Benjamin, 17, 22-25, 29-31, 
33. 34, 37, 42, 48. 

Elijah Owen, 34. 

Rhoda, 33. 

Sarah, 29. 

Tirza, 17, 25, 31, 37, 48. 
Yale, Calvin (Rev.), 128, 135. 

Eliza, 128, 135. 
Yale College, 93, 129, 131, 132. 
Younglove (Rev.), 51. 



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RECORDS 

of the 

Congregational Church 

in 

TURKEY HILLS 

now the Town of 

East Granby, Connecticut 
1776-1858 



Published by 
ALBERT CARLOS BATES 

Librarian Connecticut Historical Society 



HARTFORD 
1907 



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